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Vikings player Tom Johnson says cops left out a big part of the story surrounding his arrest -- which is that officers physically assaulted him before taking him into custody ... and he's now come forward with video.

Johnson was arrested early Sunday morning in Minneapolis ... after police say he refused to leave a nightclub. Johnson was pepper sprayed, and eventually tased before they arrested him.

But Johnson's reps say there was no reason for officers to tase him ... and they feel that's obvious from this video the Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle shot on his phone. In the clip ... Johnson is recording 2 officers as they leave the club, and he asks them, "Do you feel good about it?"

He's referring to the fact he had just been pepper sprayed. One cop responds, "Got your ID on you?"

Johnson's reps say right after that ... the cop "slapped Johnson's hand and arm knocking his cell phone to the ground and shattering the screen." They say the officer tased him when Johnson reached for the phone.

The police report says Johnson was tased because he was "uncooperative."

The man who claims he was attacked by ex-NFL star Larry Johnson says he needed 7 stitches to close up a BLOODY GASH on his arm ... after Johnson sliced him open with broken glass.

We broke the story Johnson was arrested for attacking another man inside the Delano Hotel in Miami Beach early Tuesday morning ... and now, TMZ Sports has pics of the alleged victim's injuries.

"He wailed on me for a good two minutes before security came over," the man -- who asked to keep his ID private -- tells us.

"I couldn’t get back up on my feet – so it wasn’t even a fight. He just wailed on me – and used a tall broken vodka glass that got knocked over when I fell down [to attack me]."

The man continues ... "I was able to cover my face – but I’m covered in cuts on the side of my neck, cut the back of my hand, and had to get 7 stitches for the gash on my arm."

The man says he had NEVER met Johnson before the incident -- despite reports to the contrary -- and says he has no idea why LJ would attack him in the first place.

L.A. Clippers star DeAndre Jordan says he would NEVER buy a pair of Nick Cannon's $2 million diamond studded shoes ... because his feet are so much bigger, it would run him an EXTRA million!

But there are TONS of ultra-rich people around the globe who are LINING UP for the expensive kicks -- and the designer, Jason of Beverly Hills, is telling us all about who's demanding a pair!

Make sure to check out the brand NEW episode of "TMZ Hollywood Sports" on Reelz -- every weekday at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.

UFC fighter Dennis Bermudez tells TMZ Sports ... fellow UFC star Cody Gibson took the "smart approach" by not murdering the guy who punched him in a Vegas bar ... because if Cody would've punched back, he'd be in jail right now.

Bermudez -- ranked #8 in UFC featherweights -- was out in NYC yesterday and told it to us straight ... "If you're an MMA fighter and you get into a street fight and you put hands on the guy ... you're going to jail."

Of course, Cody tackled his assailant to the ground after he was slugged in the grill at point blank range -- but never threw a punch. Eventually, the fight was broken up by security.

Bermudez says he deals with drunk idiots at bars all the time who wanna pick fights with UFC guys to test their manhood ... but says there are tricks to getting out of the situation without a violent ending.

Iggy Azalea was standing by her man Monday ... even when he couldn't ... escorting Lakers star Nick Young out of a medical building following surgery on his thumb.

Besides his GF, Nick's parents were also there as he was wheeled into a waiting ride in L.A. -- after undergoing surgery to repair the torn radial collateral ligament in his right thumb.

Despite the fact he'll be out for 8 weeks, we're told Young was still smiling on his way out of the surgical center ... possibly because he'll still be raking in paychecks from his new 4-year $21 million contract.

That'll make ya feel better.

Aries Spears says he will NOT apologize for cracking a gay joke about Michael Sam on ESPN last week -- telling TMZ Sports, "There's nothing to apologize for. It's a joke."

Spears was at LAX Monday -- and acknowledged he ruffled some feathers when he appeared on "Sportsnation" and said, "I went out and got my first Michael Sam jersey. It's got 15 S's on the back."

"Disney runs [the network]," Spears told us ... "They got their guidelines."

But Spears was adamant that he did NOTHING wrong -- saying he likes Michael Sam ... wishes him well in the NFL ... and was just being funny, NOT malicious.

Michael Strahan punched his ticket Monday night for the SMOKE SHOW ... as in the ridiculously hot chick he was out with in New York City.

Strahan was in full swag mode -- stepping out of his Bentley -- with a brunette AND a blonde, but as the group strolls into the Mercer Hotel, it's pretty obvious the brunette is THE CHICK ... and the blonde is just the friend.

TMZ has learned the brunette is Marianna Hewitt -- an Internet makeup blog host and former beauty queen -- and in the vid you see her start to hold Michael's arm (like a gf would) ... but then quickly stop herself.

We're told it's nothing serious though ... at most just a date. For now. This would be Michael's first public relationship since he and Nicole Murphy broke off their engagement.

On to the next one?

He's 78-years-old ... but golf legend Gary Player tells TMZ Sports he still knocks out 5,200 sit-ups every single week!!!!!!!!

This is no joke.

The South African stallion was making his way through NYC Monday when he told us about his incredible fitness regimen ... a regimen that landed him on the cover of ESPN's Body Issue in 2013.

And it's clear from the video ... even as he's pushing 80, Player has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.

Ex-NFL superstar Larry Johnson -- once one of the highest paid players in the NFL -- was arrested in Miami Beach early Tuesday morning after allegedly attacking another man with a broken bottle.

The police report, obtained by TMZ Sports, reads like a scene out of a bad '80s fight movie -- where Johnson allegedly got pissed at another patron at the club inside the Delano Hotel for "taking drinks from his table."

The alleged victim told police Johnson punched him in the face, sending him to the ground ... and then "broke a bottle on the table and began swinging it toward him."

According to the police report, the victim told cops Johnson then punched him in the face a few more times while he was on the ground.

The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, at some point during Johnson's arrest, he told the officers he used to play for the Miami Dolphins.

Johnson last played in the NFL in 2011, but made his mark mostly as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs and still holds the record for most rushing attempts in a season.

Watch and listen carefully to this clip and you'll hear the timer expire on V. Stiviano's 15 minutes of fame.

Donald Sterling's BFF did her best Saturday night to get into Hollywood hot spot 1Oak, but security wasn't having it. She tried phoning a friend, but that didn't seem to work either.

Maybe the staff just didn't recognize her without her trademark visor -- but V. should clearly stick to places where she's V.I.P. ... like Sterling's house.

A former Super Bowl champ is UNDER FIRE from parents in a youth football league -- who say the raging pep talks he gives the team are abusive ... but the ex-NFL star says it's just tough love.

The man at the center of the controversy is Seth Joyner -- a 3-time All Pro linebacker -- who now coaches an American Youth Football team in Tempe, AZ comprised of 12-year-olds.

We're told league officials were recently contacted after Joyner went ballistic on the kids during a recent game -- even dropping an F-bomb in an effort to get his team to play better.

TMZ Sports obtained footage of one of the rants ... Joyner is clearly fired up ... and at one point, threatened to "forfeit the f***king game." It's intense.

We spoke with a former coach who worked with Joyner -- who tells us the rant wasn't an isolated incident -- and his players are scared. "The kids are terrified of him. He routinely berates them. The guy is terrible."

But Joyner -- along with several parents -- sees it differently ... telling us he's "passionate" because he wants to get the best out of his players ... and believes he's getting results.

Though Joyner did admit he can sometimes cross the line -- "Do I lose control from time to time?

Joyner says he's spoken with several parents about his coaching methods -- and says "most are completely OK with it."

Katy Perry tried to make a love connection with University of Oklahoma QB Trevor Knight -- but got flagged on the play. Sorry, KP ... turns out Trevor already has a hot, brilliant girlfriend.

But if Katie's dead set on hooking a Knight -- she can still run an option play with Trevor's older bro!

Michael Phelps has been suspended from USA Swimming-sanctioned competition for six months following his DUI arrest last week ... but it doesn't effect the Olympics ... so who really cares?

As part of the suspension, Phelps will not compete in the 2015 FINA World Championships ... which, last we checked, is not the Olympics.

Phelps will also forfeit his monthly stipend from USA Swimming, but seeing as Phelps makes around $10 million a year from endorsements ... we doubt it will effect him much.

The massive Kansas City Royals victory party funded by first baseman Eric Hosmer was no cheap night on the town ... TMZ Sports has learned his tab for the night was more than $20,000!!!

By now you've heard of Hosmer's exploits ... throwing down his credit card to foot the bill for a one-hour open bar at McFadden's in Kansas City following the team's epic win over the Los Angeles Angels.

With the bar packed with overjoyed Royals fans, the GM of McFadden's tells TMZ Sports that Hosmer's bill was around $20k!!

As part of the celebration, Hosmer ordered some Ace of Spades and Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label champagne for himself and a few teammates, which he graciously shared with some fans ... well, he sprayed them with it anyway.

If there's any fan base that deserves it, it's the Royals (sorry Pirates fans, you'll have your chance someday).

Finally!!! One of the guests at George Clooney's super secret wedding is dropping the 411 about the big day ... and it's all thanks to a boozy round of golf!

Check out what Bill Murray had to say about the wedding of the year ... and why he didn't bring the couple a wedding gift!

Plus, dating advice from Terrell Owens, fashion advice from an NFL tight end and Antoine Dodson's first punch!!

Make sure to check out the brand NEW episode of "TMZ Hollywood Sports" on Reelz -- every weekday at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.

Usain Bolt's got 'Hose in different area codes ... as in lederhosen ... 'cause the fastest man on the planet got all German'd out for Oktoberfest this weekend.

Bolt trekked over to Munich -- where he got into the Oktoberfest spirit by pounding beer after beer after beer ... at world class speeds.

Bolt LOVES the festival -- he went last year too.

The most shocking part of the whole thing -- beer consumption at Oktoberfest is reportedly WAAAYYY DOWN this year ... by roughly 1 MILLION LITERS!!

However, alcohol poisoning at the event is also way down ... so, there's that.

Yay?