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Baron Davis says he''ll stack his acting prowess up against LBJ's, any day.

Our photog caught up with Davis Sunday night at Nike's Drew League Championship in L.A. -- and he was quick to give LeBron props for his role in "Trainwreck."

Davis had his own comedic breakthrough recently in "Joe Dirt 2" -- the scene with David Spade is hysterical -- so, we had to ask who's got a brighter future in Hollywood ... him or LeBron?

As you'd expect ... BD tapped himself, but he did recommend King James for one specific role.

The kid who shot the lights out in front of Michael Jordan already has celebrity ties -- TMZ Sports has learned Ray J helped put him on the path to NBA success.

His name is Shaun Kowlessar, and at only 9 years old, he was already putting up Jordan-esque numbers while balling for an L.A. traveling AAU team -- a team partially funded by Ray J.

Ray tells us he immediately recognized Shaun's game when he saw video over the weekend of the kid nailing shot after shot at MJ's Flight School. He says Shaun is a trained assassin on the court -- he once scored 44 points in a game -- which is why he didn't freeze up in front of Jordan.

Shaun and Ray also have another tie -- Shaun's dad coached Ray when he was a little kid.

Troubled NFL star Josh Gordon's camp is shooting down widespread reports he got busted for another DUI ... and making it clear he's still working hard to get back into the league.

News of an alleged DUI arrest was all the buzz on social media Monday morning after an Atlanta news station retweeted a story about Gordon's July 2014 bust in North Carolina.

Gordon's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed to TMZ Sports there is NO new arrest ... and adds Josh settled the old case. As we previously reported, Gordon pled guilty and got off with 12 months probation ... which he's just one month shy of completing.

Rosenhaus told us Josh is keeping his nose clean and "doing all the things he has to do to get ready. We fully anticipate him being back for the 2016 season."

Former Clippers owner Donald Sterling is suing V. Stiviano and TMZ over the recording and publishing of a conversation he had with Stiviano.

Sterling filed the lawsuit Friday in L.A. ... claiming Stiviano "surreptitiously" recorded their convo sometime between September 2013 and April 2014 -- and then either she, or her agents, provided that recording to TMZ.

TMZ posted the recording on April 25, 2014

In the docs, Sterling accuses TMZ of publishing the tape in violation of his privacy rights -- and says, as a result, he's been damaged "on a scale of unparalleled and unprecedented magnitude." He also says Stiviano and/or TMZ doctored the contents of the recording.

Floyd Mayweather is known as “Money” ... but he's also "The Greatest" ... if you buy what he's saying about Muhammad Ali.

Floyd joined "SportsNation" on ESPN Deportes to rank his top 5 boxers of all time.

The undefeated champ put himself at the top of the list … however, the surprise came at the bottom ... where Floyd put Ali (at #5) ... whom most experts consider to be the greatest boxer ever.

Thanks to our friends at BSO for pointing out the ego trip.

No más Floyd, no más.

Things keep getting better for Jarret Stoll ... the NHL star just signed a 1-year, $800k contract with the N.Y. Rangers ... only months after being arrested for allegedly smuggling coke into a Vegas pool party.

As TMZ Sports previously reported ... Stoll -- a free agent -- got a sweet deal from prosecutors ... completely avoiding jail relating to his April arrest. Still, people wondered if a team would take a chance on signing him.

The Rangers did ... and there's more good news -- Erin Andrews is still hanging in there. The couple double dated this weekend at Disneyland!

First things first, Nick Young is the realest -- he dropped a three at the Drew league and made the whole gym feel it, especially his fiancée, Iggy Azalea.

Whether or not she wanted to be dragged into the game ... the P.A. announcer made the I-G-G-Y part of the celebration when Nick swished a step back 3-pointer.

Check it out ... the crowd loved it, but Iggy herself seemed less than amused.

Swaggy's team ended up losing the final to LAUNFD led by James Harden on Sunday. Doesn't make this moment any less cute though.

James Harden got dragged through the Kardashian ringer -- a full weekend of family events -- and came out the other side, so he's official ... in our book, anyway.

Khloe Kardashian and her man were swarmed by photogs on the way out of Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party Sunday night at Bootsy Bellows. He was also at the Friday night dinner in Malibu.

Here's the thing ... Harden doesn't look the least bit annoyed -- despite the standard Kardashian pap crush -- so, we're thinking he's all in with the 'K' klan ... and maybe Adidas too.

Remember ... Harden's spending a lot of time with Kanye West at these family functions, and since Adidas already makes Yeezys -- you gotta figure Kanye's talking up the company's $200 million offer to James.

Deion Sanders makes you want to go back to school ... now!

Prime got his 3 youngest kids ready for the first day back to school with Tupac blaring in his mansion -- and an inspirational speech.

It's unclear if the enthusiasm worked on his kids ... they're noticeably absent from the vid. Still, if your dad was this pumped for school ... you might have actually passed advanced calc.

Shaquille O'Neal is sticking to his story -- Scottie Pippen's Bulls would get crushed by his championship Lakers -- but now he's admitting Scottie IS good enough for at least one thing.

Chad Johnson's daughter Cha'iel caught the eye of Olympic great Sanya Richards-Ross when she destroyed the competition at the AAU Jr Olympics.

Sanya -- who won FOUR gold medals from '04 to '12 -- tells TMZ Sports she thinks Chad's little girl is on track for a bright future in the event she used to dominate ... 400 meters.

SRR was really impressed after watching Cha'iel crush it in the 800 meters … an event she says most sprinters fear -- telling us, "There is no doubt Cha'iel can make it at the elite level, she is a prodigy."

Before you size Cha'iel for Olympic gold ... keep in mind, she's only 10. Sanya's best advice is just have fun for now -- and if she wants to reach the next level ... starting focusing full time on training by 16.

If you're counting -- like Chad is -- the 2024 Olympic games would be Cha'iel's first real shot.

Michael Jordan finally found the player to make his Charlotte Hornets contenders again -- only problem is he's not even 5 feet tall ... and he's a grade-schooler.

We don't know who the kid is, but looks to be about 7 or 8 years old and he's one helluva sharpshooter. During MJ's Flight School basketball camp ... the kid looked like HE was the one teaching!

Watch ... with MJ rebounding for him, the kid drains shot after shot from all over the court. You can tell ... even the G.O.A.T. is impressed.

Football great Frank Gifford died suddenly Sunday morning ... according to a statement from his wife Kathie Lee and their kids.

Gifford's family says he passed away of natural causes at their Connecticut home. He was 84.

Gifford was an NFL Hall of Famer with the NY Giants ... and also a famous broadcaster for "Monday Night Football" from 1971-1997.

He married Kathie Lee in 1986 and they had 2 children -- Cody and Cassidy ... who is now an actress, and had her first starring role this summer in "The Gallows."

Frank had 3 other children (and 5 grandkids) from his first marriage.

Ronda Rousey's only looking for a 'yes' man when it comes to dating -- at least that's what her ex-bf Brendan Schaub claimed while opening up about his days dating Ronda.

Turns out Andre Berto does have a shot at beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- IF he's willing to forgive Sylvester Stallone for saying Floyd would have to drop dead in the ring to lose the title bout.

When we got Sly in downtown L.A. ... he was totally apologetic about the comment he made last week -- telling us, he was "just joking" and Berto is actually a "great fighter."

As for Berto firing back that 'Rocky' was no longer his favorite movie boxer -- pretty sure he was kidding too -- Stallone made a plea for Andre to get himself a little "Rocky magic" before the fight.

Jamaal Charles isn't just dominating fantasy football -- he's now a beast in the iced-out custom jewelry department too ... after dropping $200k on RIDICULOUS chains, pendants and watches.

The Chiefs stud rolled into King Johnny's Custom Jewelry in Houston last week to pick up his new bling ... designed by Ice Man Nick. Ice's brother Zo tells TMZ Sports ... Jamaal requested pieces no one else would have, and they delievered ... big time!

For instance ... JC got a chain made out of a half kilo of gold, covered with more than 100 carats worth of diamonds. The custom touch? How 'bout a giant "5.0" pendant to remind FF geeks everywhere Jamaal's averaged at least 5 yards per carry for the last 3 seasons! That alone set him back $100k.

Zo says Jamaal also got a 10 oz. platinum bar with diamonds -- and a diamond encrusted Rolex Yacht Master II.