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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.

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.

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.

Tony Gonzalez has a message for any hoops stars thinking they can make it on the gridiron -- don't try it bro -- 'cause you can't take a hit.

Tony was at LAX when we showed him video of Chris Paul running patterns against Magic guard Elfrid Payton, and asked if they'd have a shot in the NFL. TG should know ... he was a beast in football and basketball back at Cal Berkeley.

His assessment -- stick to pick and rolls, CP3 ... because even if you do haul in a pass ... "You still have to get hit when you come across the middle."

Check it out ... the future Hall of Famer talked even more trash on NBA stars' lack of toughness -- but adds there are a few ballers who MIGHT make the cut. Might.

Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott took a felony bullet during a recorded interrogation -- admitting all the drugs cops found in his car were his ... so his kid brother wouldn't get in trouble.

TMZ Sports obtained the video of Banks County Sheriff's deputies questioning Scott about the July 30 traffic stop. As we reported, Scott's 20-year-old bro, Antonn, was driving when deputies pulled him over for speeding. They eventually found more than an ounce of weed and 10 grams of Molly in the vehicle.

In the video, a slumped over Scott explains why Antonn didn't immediately pull over -- cops chased him for 2 miles -- and he's oddly calm as he takes full responsibility for the stash of drugs. Scott 's biggest concern was whether his arrest would be "a public thing." The deputy gave him a reality check ... gently.

LeBron James' sneaker line started off on the wrong foot ... and now we know just HOW WRONG.

This pic of the early version of the LeBron 1s just surfaced, proving Nike stuck to that old adage -- if at first you screw it up royally ... get back to freakin' work!

The red version is the shoe that was eventually rolled out right after King James was drafted #1 by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.

After sitting out most of the NBA season last year due to injury Kevin Durant is building back his confidence ... by crushing the dreams of little kids at his youth basketball camp in OKC.

Durant participated in 1-on-1 shooting drills with some tykes at the camp, teaching them a valuable lesson ... basketball is way easier when you're nearly 7 feet tall.

Chris Paul going up against NBA sophomore Elfrid Payton would normally mean lights out for the young Orlando point guard, but since their latest 1-on-1 battle came on a football field -- different story.

CP3 is known for his defensive prowess on the hard court, but Payton kinda exposed him when the Clippers superstar tried to cover him on a deep pattern.

Blake Griffin just might be the last superstar standing in Meek Mill's corner -- that's how it sounded when we got this video of Blake ... at least when the convo started.

TMZ Sports caught up with BG in Brentwood, and we had to bring up the Drake-Meek beef since Blake and MM have some history. Meek name-dropped Blake in his 2012 hit "Burn" ... and shortly after that Blake called the Philly spitter one of his favorite rappers.

So, now that all the cool kids (Kanye West, Odell Beckham Jr., Kevin Durant, Will Smith, etc, etc ...) are backing Drake -- where's Blake's loyalty?

Watch the clip. Blake's still all about Meek, we think. Maybe he's just being less vocal about it.

Steph Curry won the MVP, his team won the championship -- an AMAZING year, but still not the best in his family ... 'cause his daughter Riley continues to steal America's heart.

After quoting Big Sean, dancing the "Nae Nae" ... and pissing off grumpy beat writers during the NBA playoffs... Riley welcomed her new baby sister, Ryan, with a big kiss -- and the photo will have her grabbing the spotlight again.

Thanks to our friends at BSO for calling out the adorable pic of Riley and Ryan that Steph posted on IG.

As we previously reported, Riley has big time talent agencies interested in reppin' her. Safe to say Ryan will follow in big sister's footsteps.

DeMarcus Cousins and Kings coach George Karl HATE each other on a Drake-Meek Mill level ... well, at least they did until today ... when both men posed looking like longtime homies.

The beef ran deep. Earlier in the summer ... after word leaked Karl wanted to trade his star center ... Boogie (very creatively), using 3 emojis, called his coach a snake in the grass on Twitter.

So, game over. Relationship over, right? Nope. Shout out to our friends at BSO for finding this gem -- the 2 thought-to-be mortal enemies ... smiling with arms wrapped around each other for an Instagram pic.

That sound you hear is a DEEP sigh of relief from Kings fans and front office staffers.

Indiana Pacers player Jordan Hill was arrested in Atlanta this week after cops say he was burning rubber at 107 miles per hour ... without a shirt.

Several people called 911 to report the vehicle on Tuesday -- and cops eventually caught up to the former Lakers player, who was driving a Range Rover.

Dash cam footage shows cops putting a shirtless Hill in cuffs and placing him in the back of a cop car.

He was booked for speeding and reckless driving.

Pacers president Larry Bird issued a statement saying, "We have been informed Jordan was arrested for allegedly reckless driving in Atlanta, Georgia.'

He hasn't played 1 minute for the Clippers yet ... but Paul Pierce has already found a way to DISAPPOINT his new coach -- when he CHOKED on the mound at the Dodgers game.

FYI -- Pierce had the honor of throwing out the 1st pitch at Dodgers Stadium earlier this week ... but failed ... and got showered with boos from the crowd.

So, when we saw Doc Rivers in L.A. yesterday, we showed him the footage for the first time to get his candid reaction -- and it was hilarious.

"On no. That is awful."

Check out the clip ... Rivers does offer a pretty good excuse for Pierce ... and then reveals an embarrassing baseball secret about himself.

It's not ALWAYS great sharing a name with a sports legend ... just ask NBA star Reggie Jackson who says he got some hate tweeted his way after the OTHER Reggie cussed people out in public last week.

Reggie -- who just signed a 5-year $80 MILLION contract with the Pistons -- was out in L.A. this week when he told us he gets confused with the MLB Hall of Famer all the time, especially on social media.

So with Reggie (MLB) making headlines for GOING OFF on some autograph seekers in Cooperstown on Friday, Reggie (NBA) told us some angry fans accidentally spit their cyber venom his way.

For the record, Reggie (MLB) eventually apologized for the rant ... saying, "A sincere apology for my profanity in public to all fans. Certainly not a way to communicate. Mad or not, no excuse."

Don't worry Rockets fans ... just because James Harden is banging a Kardashian doesn't mean he's gonna suck -- so says NBA legend Sidney Wicks.

Wicks spent 10 years in the NBA and was a 4-time All Star -- and insists that what happens in the bedroom doesn't really have an impact on the court.

"You date whoever you want as long as you're able to focus your lives and keep them separate," Wicks says.

Wicks also says Harden doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would be distracted by all the media fanfare that comes with dating Khloe K.

DeAndre Jordan was heckled on his way out of a Vegas pool party this weekend -- with people telling him he sucks and the Clippers suck as he left Wet Republic with Kevin Durant.

TMZ Sports spoke with Aloun Siharath -- a Vegas promoter who was walking with Jordan's entourage as they left the pool party at the MGM Grand ... who tells us Jordan and his pals were cool, calm and collected and never let the hecklers bother them.

In fact, in the video you can hear people yelling for security -- but we're told the situation didn't get to a point where anyone was arrested.

Jordan and Durant continued to party -- hitting up various nightclubs and parties ... and even hanging with former Clippers star Matt Barnes.