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NY Knicks superstar Joakim Noah decided to skip a team dinner with cadets at West Point on Thursday night -- and claims it's because he's anti-war.

Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Kristaps Porzingis and others attended the function at the military academy in New York where the team has been training for the upcoming NBA season.

But Noah was M.I.A. at the dinner Thursday night -- where military officials also gave speeches to the team -- and Friday he told reporters he was making a political stand because he didn't feel comfortable and hates war.

The Knicks have been training at West Point for a few years -- but this is Noah's first season with the team.

10:50 AM PT -- A rep for Noah tells TMZ Sports, "He has the utmost respect for the military members and cadets. He just doesn't agree with war."

Cocaine's a helluva drug ... and it will probably cost boxer Tyson Fury his championship belts.

The boxer -- who just pulled out of his Oct. 29th rematch with Wladimir Klitschko -- has tested positive for coke ... multiple sources tell ESPN.

Fury's people had said he pulled out because he was "medically unfit" -- but now we know the boxer had failed a Sept. 22nd urine test.

Nick Diaz's smokin' tour continues ... this time, he stopped by Snoop Dogg's studio and burned with the rapper -- and it was all on video.

The UFC superstar -- and avid pot enthusiast -- was a guest on Snoop's GGN Network show ... where the two appeared to smoke some weed and hang out.

Just last week, Diaz lit up with Tommy Chong ... and before that, he kicked it with Snoop backstage at one of the rapper's shows.

Long story short ... Diaz is proud of his marijuana hobby and clearly doesn't care who knows it.

Lady Gaga has been promoted from the National Anthem at last year's Super Bowl ... to headlining Super Bowl LI in February ... the NFL has confirmed.

The timing couldn't be more perfect for Gaga ... who is launching a new album in October.

Gaga received all types of praise for her rendition of the National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 -- and clearly impressed the NFL enough to lock her down as the halftime performer for Super Bowl LI.

Cleveland Browns superstar Josh Gordon is headed back to rehab ... the team just announced.

A Gulfstream jet owned by Cristiano Ronaldo crash-landed in Barcelona on Monday evening -- but the soccer superstar was NOT on board at the time ... this according to multiple reports.

According to witnesses, the G200 -- which Ronaldo reportedly bought last year for $19 MILLION -- was landing at the El Prat airport when the landing gear broke.

Miraculously, no one was seriously hurt -- the pilot was treated for minor injuries.

Ronaldo was in Germany at the time of the crash.

A source close to the superstar told The Mirror -- "The plane is normally rented by companies and it was in use by one of them."

"Cristiano Ronaldo, his family or friends were not on the plane. The incident had no major consequences."

Story developing ...

It wasn't just fans and teammates who came out to mourn Jose Fernandez on Wednesday -- the pregnant girlfriend he left behind also attended the funeral procession.

Kim Kardashian got an up-close encounter from the same guy who attacked Gigi Hadid last week ... but this time he was kissing ass instead of grabbing it.

Vitalii Sediuk ran up on Kim's rear Wednesday in Paris ... slipping past security and planting a kiss right on her left cheek. Her security pounced and took him down immediately. It's unclear if he was arrested.

Kim was impressed with her team's reaction. As she put it ... "My security's a G."

Vitalii pulled the same crap 2 years ago in Paris -- also at Fashion Week -- but that attack was way more aggressive.

That just happened.

Tim Tebow just hit a home run in his FIRST at-bat ... on the FIRST pitch ... in his FIRST instructional league game.

Tebow -- who signed a minor league contract with the NY Mets -- bombed it to left center field.

He was greeted at the plate by his teammates -- who were all going nuts!

FYI -- the pitcher is no joke! John Kilichowski went to Vanderbilt University ... and was an 11th round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 MLB draft.

8:00 AM PT -- TMZ Sports spoke with Tolbert who says he tried to pay with a check, but the shop said they would only take cash.

So, he went to the bank and got the money ... in change.

As for the dispute, Tolbert says he NEVER threatened anybody -- but says he firmly believes he was intentionally overcharged by more than $1,000 because he's an NFL player.

Tolbert says his car still isn't running correctly and he'll be taking it to another shop for further repairs.

One last thing ... Tolbert says the shop is slandering him -- and if they don't stop, he'll consider taking legal action.

Here's a jerk move -- Carolina Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert paid an auto shop $3,900 IN COINS after feuding with the owner over the price of a new motor.

It all started when Tolbert went to Motion Lab Tuning to get some work done -- but MT says the place tried to rake him over the coals because "I'm a millionaire." He posted on Instagram calling the owner a crook.

But the shop has now fired back in a Facebook post (likely written by the owner) -- claiming Mike was the real problem ... demanding free work because of his NFL status.

The shop says the dispute got so intense, Mike and a friend threatened him -- so he called police and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD banned Tolbert from the property.

However, that wasn't the end of the war ... the owner claims, "In a passive aggressive manner, [Tolbert] thought he would get the last laugh by paying in coins."

"Pretty dumb really. All $3,900 in coins were easily identifiable as they came from a bank in boxes and perfectly counted out. I will say this, those coins will be taken in the boxes they came in and will be taken to a teller at BOA for deposit."

The worst part of the story -- the shop owner says, " I also have to break it to my son who is a fan of Mike Tolbert that he is a real scumbag that doesn't want to pay his bills."

[H/T Jalopnik]

Robert Griffin III is making it clear ... his marriage is dead -- claiming in divorce docs there is ZERO chance of a reconciliation.

The Cleveland Browns QB filed for divorce from his college sweetheart Rebecca Liddicoat earlier this month -- and in court docs obtained by Bossip, RG3 spells out why he pulled the plug.

"The marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities between petitioner and respondent that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation."

And if that wasn't clear enough, remember RG3 tatted his NEW girlfriend's name, Grete Sadeiko, on his arm to hammer the point home.

In the divorce docs, filed in Texas, RG3 also says he wants Liddicoat to have primary physical custody of their 1-year-old daughter ... and he has agreed to pay child support.

However, Griffin notes that he wants to be "joint managing conservators" -- which would give him shared authority to make major decisions in his daughter's life.

So far, Liddicoat has yet to comment on the divorce.

Marco Rubio took over the Senate floor Tuesday morning in D.C. to pay tribute to Jose Fernandez -- calling the late MLB star "the pride of Miami."

Senator Rubio admitted he never met Fernandez personally -- but felt connected to the pitcher because of their common Cuban American heritage.

"This young man meant a lot to a lot of us for different reasons and different ways," Rubio said.

"And now, just as quickly as he came into our lives, just as he was coming into his own and really, starting to fulfill his athletic potential, and just as we were really getting to know him, he is gone."

Jennifer Aniston's husband is speaking out about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce, saying he can relate to what's going on in their household right now.

Justin Theroux didn't shy away from the topic, telling Business Insider ... "As a child of divorce all I can say is that's terrible news for those children and that's all you can really say."

Justin made his comments Monday while doing media interviews to promote a movie, which is interesting because publicists usually control all the questions in that setting. So, he clearly didn't mind talking about it.

As for what Jennifer thinks about her ex's breakup, Justin added ... "It's boring to sort of comment on anything else. People are having a bad time, that's horrible."

The brother of MLB superstar Yu Darvish has been convicted of running a multi-million dollar gambling ring that centered around Major League Baseball games ... officials say.

Authorities in Japan say 27-year-old Sho Darvish was taking hundreds of bets on MLB games and pro baseball games in Japan back in 2015 ... and personally wagered around $2.2 million.

Investigators say Yu Darvish was NOT involved in the gambling ring -- and also note that the action was limited to a circle of friends and had no connection to organized crime.

Sho was sentenced to roughly 2 years in prison -- but the sentence was suspended for 5 years ... meaning if he keeps his nose clean and completes any other conditions ordered by the court, he won't serve time behind bars.

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have ended their 11-year relationship ... TMZ has confirmed.

They released a joint statement saying, "Over the past few months we've come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple."

TMZ learned they were on shaky ground as early as January, when they first discussed splitting, and were already living apart.

They say they'll still be raising their sons -- 9-year-old Alexander and 7-year-old Samuel -- together during "this new phase" of their relationship.

Liev and Naomi were not married, but had been together since 2005 ... shortly before their first film together, "The Painted Veil," was released.

Joe Biden is ALL THE WAY ONBOARD THE WENTZ WAGON!!!

The Vice President just dished out some HUGE compliments to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on Twitter ... essentially saying the rookie is gonna fly the bird gang all the way to the Super Bowl.

"Heart, guts, and poise from my guy, @CJ_Wentz. Huge game, strong start for the @Eagles. @DrBiden (Jill Biden) is pumped. It's our year."

Biden -- a huge Eagles fan -- had already bragged about Wentz to President Obama ... but that was before he beat up on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Been a pretty big day for Wentz ... Eagles head coach Doug Pederson compared him to Peyton Manning (when it comes to film study).

No doubt the guy's playing great ... but before we clear out a section in Canton, remember ... IT'S ONLY WEEK 3!