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Did you know ... John Travolta was a jock in high school?

Turns out, back before he was a world famous movie star ... Travolta says he was a member of his high school hoops squad back in Englewood, New Jersey.

In fact, Travolta says he's got a solid 5 years of experience under his belt ... and still considers himself a pretty big basketball fan.

So, we had to ask about some pretty shocking poll results that came out over the weekend -- 34% of people believe 52-year-old Michael Jordan would beat LeBron in a 1-on-1 game RIGHT NOW!!!

Check out Travolta's answer -- it makes sense.

Meantime, here's some footage of Travolta hoopin' at Rydell High ...

Margot Robbie became Harley Quinn Saturday ... and both the real and fictional are really hot.

A photog got this pic of Margot Saturday on the set of "Suicide Squad" in Toronto.

The "Wolf of Wall Street" star is there with co-stars Jared Leto, who plays The Joker, Scott Eastwood, Will Smith, Cara Delevingne, and Ben Affleck.

It was no Cannes do for Matthew McConaughey ... his new flick was booed in a big way at the French film festival.

A portion of the audience that screened McConaughey's film, "Sea of Trees" waited until the credits rolled to express their disdain and "booed loudly" according to "Variety."

Matt plays a guy who is distraught over his wife's death and tries to off himself in a forest near Mt. Fuji.

Some of the critics say it was unfair ... that the movie was good, but clearly not according to a chunk of the people who screened it.

Not surprisingly ... McConaughey kept his cool at a press conference for the film -- saying, "Anyone has as much right to boo as they do to ovate."

Remember .... a .300 average gets you in the Hall of Fame.

Arnold Schwarzenegger had lunch with his ol' pal, likely Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, and we're told Arnold schooled him about the ins and outs of national politics.

The former Cali Gov and the current Ohio governor chowed down at The Palm in Bev Hills Friday. Our sources say Arnold downloaded Kasich on national politics and how to run a national campaign, even though Arnold's never run one before.

All aboard the Marvel money train with conductor Chris Evans ... who is already pumped up to go to battle in the next Captain America movie.

Photogs spotted Chris in Atlanta where he's filming, “Captain America: Civil War” alongside Cap’s new rival … Crossbones.

With "Avengers: Age of Ultron" still raking in buckets of cash at a record pace -- these pics have gotta make studio execs drool more than die-hard comic book fans.

Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden are going to have serious flashbacks after seeing these photos of David Schwimmer, John Travolta and Selma Blair decked out in their 'American Crime Story' duds.

The trio -- who play Robert Kardashian, Robert Shapiro and Kris Jenner, respectively -- were on set Thursday filming the FX show about the O.J. Simpson trial.

Schwimmer looks eerily like the Kardashian patriarch, right down to the patch of grey hair in the front.

Momager Jenner gave the cast her blessing to a TMZ photog just the other day ... and now that we've seen them on set ... it's hard to argue.

Johnny Depp's 2 tiny dogs are capable of wreaking havoc in the Australian animal kingdom, and that's why the dogs now have a target on their adorable heads.

The Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, tells TMZ, Johnny and Amber Heard are not giving due respect to the enormous problem the country faces with animals. Joyce says wild dogs kill up to 40 sheep a night ... though we're guessing none of the offenders are Yorkies.

But size doesn't matter, because Joyce adds they have a real interest in making sure dogs that come into the country are free of disease so Australians can walk their pooches with confidence they won't get sick.

As we reported, Johnny and Amber apparently smuggled Boo and Pistol into the country without the proper quarantine and now authorities say if the dogs aren't out of the country by Saturday, they'll be destroyed.

Captain Jack Sparrow got carried away with the smuggling -- Johnny Depp's 2 Yorkshire Terrier pups have a death sentence hanging over their heads because Depp allegedly snuck them into Australia.

Australian officials say Johnny and Amber Heard failed to declare Boo and Pistol when they arrived on a private jet last month. Under Australian law the dogs are supposed to be quarantined for a minimum of 10 days ... just to make sure they're not carrying any foreign diseases into the fragile ecosystem.

If Johnny, or more accurately ... Boo and Pistol don't hightail it out of Oz by Saturday -- the country's Agriculture minister says they will be put down.

A rep for Johnny -- who's down there shooting the 5th 'Pirates' flick -- told the AP the dogs are under a "home quarantine" ... but wasn't more specific than that.

David Schwimmer will not be stuck in 2nd gear when it comes to playing Robert Kardashian -- at least according to Kris Jenner ... who gave him tips on how to nail the role.

The Queen of the Kardashian Klan gushed about Schwimmer Tuesday night outside of Craig's -- where she did dinner with BFF Melanie Griffith.

Schwimmer's playing Kris' ex-husband -- and O.J. Simpson's pal -- for Ryan Murphy's "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson." As for Kris herself ... Selma Blair will be filling her shoes ...

More heartbreaking news for the Philippines ... Manny Pacquiao is OUT of "Expendables 4."

In fact, Sylvester Stallone tells TMZ Sports he was never really IN in the first place.

Rumors have been circulating for months that Pacman would make an appearance in the flick -- which isn't really a stretch considering Sly put other fighters like Victor Ortiz, Randy Couture and Ronda Rousey in "Expendables 3."

Plus, Manny and Sylvester are pals ... and Sly didn't really deny it when we asked him about the movie last month.

But Stallone finally put the rumors to bed Tuesday in Beverly Hills ... explaining why Manny's a no-go ... but guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger will probably get the nod instead.

Sorry Manny.

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Terry Crews knows what it takes to make the jump from the NFL to Hollywood ... and he STRONGLY believes 49ers tight end Vernon Davis is primed to follow in his famous footsteps.

For the record, Davis has been making a serious push into acting -- recently starring as "Captain Torpedo" in a short film that made it to the final 10 in HBO's "Project Greenlight" competition.

Well, clearly Crews was impressed ... telling TMZ Sports he doesn't only think the guy has serious "flavor" on screen -- but he's spoken with Davis and gave the guy some real advice about making the Hollywood transition.

So ... buddy comedy in the future?!?!?

Miles Teller did not rescue a pregnant woman caught in a Miami riptide -- it was the pregnant woman who gave Miles a heads up ... jaws was lurking in the water.

Model Keleigh Sperry, who was spending a fun-filled day in the sun with the "Whiplash" star, says the pregnant woman came up to them "freaking out" that a shark was in the water. And the woman had a toddler on her back to boot.

Nonetheless, you can see from the pic Miles helped the very pregnant lady out of the water and harm's way.

He's awesome, and the shark didn't bite anyone.

Forget superpowers, Miles Teller's hero game is on fleek ... this weekend the "Fantastic Four" star and his GF swooped in and rescued a pregnant woman caught in a potentially deadly riptide in Miami.

It's pretty amazing ... Teller and GF Keleigh Sperry's romantic beach day was interrupted when an extremely pregnant woman began screaming for help just offshore ... without hesitation the two darted into action and tag-teamed a rescue effort that saved the woman's life.

Once on shore, the two made double sure the woman was alright and then parted ways.

Looks like playing Reed Richards definitely rubbed off on him ... as for the romantic beach day, if saving lives doesn't get you in the mood ... nothin' will.

#lifesavers

Here's a cool video ... New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees hangin' out on his balcony with Matt McConaughey ... and tossin' out beads to people on the streets.

So ... why?

The guys teamed up to hand out clues and rewards in a scavenger hunt for charity -- and one of the challenges was to go to Drew's pad and sing to the guys ... in exchange, participants got beads.

It was all to benefit Matt's "j.k. livin" foundation and Drew's "Brees Dream" org. -- but you can tell the guys are having a blast together ... and even got their families involved.

If you're fired up for Pee-wee Herman's return, you're probably NOT his stunt double -- who spent an entire day getting hoisted into the air and dropped into a lake like a sack of wet cement.

"Pee-wee’s Big Holiday" was shooting at Big Bear Lake, CA recently -- and the scene called for Pee-wee to plunge into the chilly lake while holding an umbrella. Not exactly Paul Reubens' kinda thing, so enter the stunt man.

Sources on set say strong wind kept messing up the shot, so the poor guy had to make the roughly 40 foot drop in a soggy suit ... over, and over, and over again.

Surprising Paul needs a stunt double -- he's usually so good in the water ...

Mark Wahlberg was blown away at the Clippers game last night, but it had nothing to do with the Clippers rout over the Rockets ... he was mesmerized by Floyd Mayweather's bling.

Mark and Floyd were sitting courtside, not beside each other, when Mark walked over to Floyd to admire his ridiculously expensive bracelet.

Meanwhile, Khloe and Kendall had laser focus on the game ... at least for a second or two.

Tons of stars showed, including Billy Chrystal, Macy Gray, Adam Devine and Bob Odenkirk.