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You gotta love the honesty from Eric Dickerson ... who says if he was a young, star athlete today -- there's no way he'd date just one woman ... he'd try to sample ALL of the Kardashians!!!

This clip is awesome ... the NFL Hall of Famer tells TMZ Sports, athletes should go out and have a good time and enjoy ALL of the perks of being a celebrity ... as long as they do their job.

But when we specifically asked about Kim, Khloe, Kendall and the rest of the K-squad, Dickerson's answer was the best.

"Let me put it to you like this here ... if I was in my 20's, I'd be dating them all."

It's a battle between the Cleveland Browns quarterbacks!

Josh McCown (36) and Johnny Manziel (22) are fighting for that starting position as the Browns take on their in-state rivals -- the Cincinnati Bengals -- tonight on Thursday Night Football.

While both of them can clearly throw ... we wanna know who's the better catch!

The question is…

Metta World Peace says he and Kobe Bryant both tried to save Lamar Odom from going down a dark path ... and were FURIOUS when they learned he overdosed in a Nevada brothel.

Adrien Broner put a ring on it ... proposing to his longtime GF with a massive 6 carat diamond ring ... and shocker, she said yes!

TMZ Sports has learned ... the boxer popped the question to Arienne Gazaway (aka Miss Louiebags) with a MASSIVE custom ring from Avianne & Co. Jewelers in NYC.

In fact, we spoke with the owner Joe Avianne who tells us, “Adrien came in last week to buy an engagement ring and dropped $137,000 on an 18 karat yellow gold ring with a 6 carat diamond in the center and 3.85 carats on the setting."

After Gazaway accepted, Broner wrote ... "When you got a ride or die chick you got to put a ring on it to let her know it's REAL .... I LOVE YOU @misslouiebags #LivingLifeStressFREE #RollieLIFE."

Gazaway is currently pregnant with the boxer's 7th kid.

Mazel!

11:53 AM PT -- Multiple witnesses at the condo tell us Green was acting strange in the lobby of the condo ... screaming at the top of his lungs.

We're told from several people that there was a huge commotion and it took several people -- including emergency personnel -- to restrain Green and get him on a stretcher and into an ambulance.

One source tells us ... one of Green's teammates was at the scene and tried to help ... eventually getting in the ambulance with Green.

We're told cops did respond to the scene and tried to clear out the lobby -- telling everyone, including residents, they needed to leave the area.

Miami Heat shooting guard Gerald Green was hospitalized in Miami this morning ... the Miami Heat has confirmed.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Miami Fire and Rescue was called to the condo where Green was staying early Wednesday morning.

The nature of Green's illness is unknown at this point.

The 29-year-old did not play in last night's game against the Atlanta Hawks -- the team said it was due to an illness.

The Heat released a statement saying, "This morning we were informed that Gerald Green was admitted into the hospital. Right now our concerns are with Gerald."

Finally, some good news for Kobe Bryant -- HE'S GOT A JOB OFFER ... courtesy of Kenny "The Jet" Smith.

Look, it's no secret Kobe's playing like crap these days -- and Kenny says it's because his superhuman "Black Mamba" alter-ego was murdered by Father Time (RIP).

The good news? Kenny wants Kobe to come join him as a panelist on "Inside the NBA" on TNT ... but the job offer was laced with an old fashioned shot at the Lakers.

"We got a seat for you Kobe on TNT ... and it'll be ready for you in April 'cause y'all wont make the playoffs."

Kenny says it's the perfect gig for Kobe ... since it would reunite him with his former BFF/archnemesis Shaquille O'Neal.

Matt Barnes lost his patience with an Instagram troll Wednesday morning -- and issued the guy a crazy challenge, "You wanna talk sh*t say it to my face when you see me."

The NBA star was pissed off over a guy who was trashing him in the comments section of a pic Matt had posted earlier in the day.

But instead of letting trolls be trolls, Barnes decided to lash out with a message of his own ... captured by our friends at BSO.

"But seein you wanna talk sh*t say it to my face when you see me. Everyone is mike Tyson on social media."

Questionable move from a guy who was being investigated for getting into a REAL LIFE fight with another NBA employee recently ... but it's clear, Matt doesn't care.

Michael Jordan's former Chicago Bulls teammate is coming to his defense ... with Ron Harper telling us Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's criticism of MJ is simply unfair ... he ABSOLUTELY cares about people over shoe sales.

Kareem went after MJ during an event in D.C. last week for an incident that went down back in '92 ... when Jordan reportedly refused to help black democrat Harvey Gantt in his campaign to unseat racist republican senator Jesse Helms because "Republicans buy sneakers, too."

Kareem said, "You can’t be afraid of losing shoe sales if you’re worried about your civil and human rights. [Jordan] took commerce over conscience. It’s unfortunate for him, but he’s gotta live with it."

But Ron isn't buying what Kareem is selling -- claiming MJ is a "very conscientious kind of guy."

"He may not come out and tell the world [what his values are] ... but he's one of the smartest guys I've ever been around."

Serena Williams is hailing herself as a superhero this morning -- claiming she chased down a crook who swiped her cell phone Tuesday night ... AND GOT HER PHONE BACK!!

It all went down at a Chinese food joint -- where Williams says, "This guy is standing next to me and something (I have now dubbed it my SUPERHERO sense) told me to watch him."

Long story short ... Willias claims the guy took her phone and left the restaurant -- so, "I jumped up, weaved my way in and out of the cozy restaurant (leaping over a chair or two) and chased him down."

"He began to run but I was too fast. (Those sprints came in handy) I was upon him in a flash!"

Eventually, Serena says interrogated the guy -- and forced him to hand over the phone.

"Superhero? Maybe? Or HELL YEA!! I've got the speed the jumps, the power, the body, the seduction, the sex appeal, the strength, the leadership and yet the calm to weather the storm."

Jose Canseco has pissed off a very dangerous man -- boxing superstar Andre Berto -- who's warning the ex-MLB player to stop threatening his friend ... or else.

As we previously reported, Canseco has issued a very public threat to Haute Media CEO Kamal Hotchandani -- claiming Kamal screwed him out of $350k in a previous business deal.

He warned Kamal,"People get killed for less."

But Berto says Canseco needs to shut his mouth -- and put down his keyboard, stat -- because he's personal friends with Kamal and tells TMZ Sports, "I got his back."

"Tell Jose Canseco he can come get it."

We're told Berto and Kamal go way back -- and Berto says he vouches for the guy in the strongest way possible.

Canseco told us Tuesday he wanted to smoke out Kamal so he could confront the guy -- wonder if that plan has changed now that Berto is involved.

Soccer superstar Karim Benzema -- who was connected to Rihanna over the summer -- was arrested in France Wednesday morning as part of investigation into a sex tape blackmail case involving another player.

There was real life drama during a recent 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' shoot -- with a troubled ex-NBA player allegedly knocking one of the women to the ground ... multiple sources tell TMZ Sports.

NY Giants owner Steve Tisch says he wants Jason Pierre-Paul back in uniform THIS WEEKEND -- telling TMZ Sports he expects him to make an immediate impact on the field.

You gotta watch the video -- Tisch says he's incredibly proud of JPP for the way he's battled back after blowing up parts of his hand in a July 4th fireworks accident.

"This kid is working so hard to get himself ready to have an impact on the NY Giants defense," Tisch says ... "and we need him. We do need him."

"I hope he plays in the game Sunday versus Tampa Bay."

Tisch says he's convinced JPP has truly turned the page since suffering the injury -- and says his teammates are definitely in his corner.

FYI -- Tisch gives us a little insight on how he shakes hands with JPP now ... any guesses?

Jose Canseco is THREATENING the publisher of a popular lifestyle magazine ... claiming the guy owes him $350,000 ... and warns, "People get killed for less."

The man Jose is going after is Kamal Hotchandani -- the publisher and CEO of Haute Media Group ... which publishes Haute Living magazine, a lifestyle mag for rich people.

Canseco tells TMZ Sports the two were involved in a business transaction roughly ten years ago -- in which Kamal allegedly stiffed the ex-MLB star out of $350,000.

We reached out to Kamal and Haute Media several times to get his side of the story -- but haven't heard back.

Meantime, Canseco says he's run out of patience ... and tweeted, "Kamal hotchandani I am coming after you."

"Watch yourself kamal...yes that is a threat..you owe me 350k."

"Your time is up ..you should have contacted me now it's to late."

Canseco says he is NOT threatening violence -- he just wants to smoke Kamal out.

4:25PM PT -- We finally heard back from Kamal's camp -- and he ain't taking this thing lightly.

His attorney Sandy Becher tells us, "We have authorities in various jurisdictions dealing with Canseco's not only defamatory but downright extortionate and otherwise criminal behavior."

Becher says Canseco has been terrorizing Kamal with barrage of phone calls and texts -- and demands Jose cut it out, ASAP.

Becher continues, "Mr. Hotchandani categorically denies his flagrant lies and initially did not want to even dignify Canseco's false and inane accusations with a response, however he was left no other choice given the escalation in Canseco's threats against him and his family and irrational conduct but to seek the guidance of both state and federal authorities and pursue all civil and criminal remedies available at law should this conduct persist."

The Fresno State football player who posted a threat to carry out a school shooting this week has been cut from the team ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter tells us, "Chris Pryor was a walk-on freshman football player for us. Up until this incident we had no negative dealings with him on or off the field."

"When we were alerted of this yesterday we took the threat seriously. We worked with the Fresno State Police Department to contact Chris. As a result of Chris' actions, he has immediately been dismissed from our football program."

Halle Berry has no idea what sparked David Justice's tirade ... but it appears she never said or even insinuated he attacked her.

Sources close to Halle tell TMZ the actress is upset that Justice put her on blast Tuesday, warning Olivier Martinez Halle would use her "Hollywood team" to destroy him.

Our Halle sources say the actress is adamant ... she never claimed Justice struck her during their relationship.

We did some checking and could not find anything attributed to Halle pointing the finger at David. Lots of people assumed she was talking about David when she said back in the '90s a former boyfriend struck her so hard on the side of the head she suffered hearing loss. Halle never ID'd the culprit and we're told she never will.

It looks like David had some change of heart, because he began deleting portions of his accusations on Twitter.