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Ex-NBA player John Wallace -- a 1st round pick in the '96 draft -- was arrested in Brooklyn on Thursday in a routine traffic stop gone bad ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Law enforcement tells us ... Wallace's 2010 Yukon Denali was pulled over around 10:15 AM for failing to use his blinker -- and during the stop, cops noticed his license had been suspended. We don't know why his license had been suspended.

The 42-year-old was taken into custody and booked for "aggravated unlicensed operator" -- a charge that carries a maximum 30 days in jail if convicted.

NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch says he fully supports Jason Pierre-Paul's lawsuit against Adam Schefter and ESPN ... saying the publication of JPP's medical record was a "total invasion of privacy."

JPP filed the lawsuit earlier this week -- claiming the ESPN reporter violated Florida law by sharing medical records detailing Jason's amputated finger to his 4 million Twitter followers without JPP's permission.

How do you top a tricked out Polaris? A fire-breathing Lambo? And a cherry red Alfa Romeo??

How about a super pimped out custom Jeep with your jersey number painted on the hood???

That's how NY Mets superstar Yoenis Cespedes will hit up spring training Friday ... so says his personal car guru, Alex Vega.

Vega -- who runs The Auto Firm in Miami -- tells us he personalized the hell out of the Jeep complete with some cool baseball themed surprises. Here are the highlights:

Complete body kit with a custom hood (with #52 on it), custom LED lights all around, a 4 inch lift kit, custom Avorza red leather seats stitched like a baseball glove, new exhaust system ... and 22x14 custom Avorza wheels.

"This is one of the craziest Jeeps we've done ... right up there with [Floyd Mayweather's]," Vega says.

Nice work.

Tony Burton, one of only a handful of actors to appear in the 1st 6 installments of the 'Rocky' franchise, has died.

Burton played Duke, Apollo Creed's trainer, and also trained Rocky in the 4th movie. Prior to acting Burton was himself a professional light heavyweight boxer and football player.

Burton was apparently ill and unable to see 'Creed.'

The actor also starred in "The Shining" and "Stir Crazy."

'Rocky' co-star Carl Weathers confirmed the death in a tweet, "RIP Tony Burton. intensity and talent helped make the Rocky movie successful #BePeace."

Burton was 78.

R.I.P.

He's already got the $850 Versace pants ... and now, Cam Newton's rocking a swagged out sweatshirt that's EVEN more expensive ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Cam's tape deck top was hard to miss at LAX this week -- so we did some digging to find out which designer was behind the swag.

Turns out, it's a Givenchy ... one of Kanye's favorite labels ... and it comes from the Spring 2014 collection.

So, how much?? A Givenchy employee told us it retailed for around $950!!!!

Beetlejuice from "The Howard Stern Show" might have a death wish ... 'cause he's calling out one of the baddest men on the planet, Mike Tyson -- saying he'd beat his ass in a boxing match.

Remember ... Beetle's undefeated as an amateur boxer (remember when he fought Big Poppa?) ... and says he's truly confident he can hang with the top fighters in the sport, including Mike.

"Mike Tyson is a p***y," Beetlejuice said ... "He's scared of me."

Beetle -- who was out in NYC promoting his new Beetle's Juice E Juice -- also called out his longtime rival Floyd Mayweather ... a guy he's verbally sparred with on the Stern show before.

You gotta watch the clip ... dude may have better trash talk than Conor McGregor!

The investigation into Johnny Manziel's alleged assault of his girlfriend Colleen Crowley is being kicked to a grand jury ... which will decide whether or not to bring charges against the QB.

The Dallas Police Dept. has announced ... "The investigation of the domestic violence assault involving Jonathan Manziel, which occurred on January 30, 2016, has been completed."

"Today, a Class A misdemeanor Assault/Domestic Violence case has been referred to the Dallas County District Attorney’s office for presentation to the grand jury."

"The Dallas Police Department will not release any details of the investigation while it is pending grand jury presentation."

As we previously reported, Crowley told police Manziel hit her several times in the head during an argument which began at a Dallas hotel ... rupturing her eardrum in the process.

Manziel has previously denied the allegations -- telling TMZ Sports, "It didn't happen."

Investigators have said they have reviewed health records and surveillance footage from the hotel -- though they have not said what was on the video.

It's not just good to be LeBron James -- it's also AWESOME to be his body double -- so says LB's real life stand-in who tells TMZ Sports even LeBron's backup lives a 1st class life!!!

We spoke with Sheldon Bailey -- a 6'6" former college basketball player turned actor -- who's been LeBron's body double in commercials for Kia, Nike, State Farm and more for about 6 years.

You gotta watch the clip ... Bailey gets everything from 1st class travel, to 5 star hotel stays ... and all the awesome high end clothes he could ask for just for being connected to LBJ.

Do you date, marry or kill Odell Beckham??

That's the question Zendaya had to answer during a live interview with radio legend Angie Martinez on Power 105.1 ... and you better believe he was paying attention to her answer.

Of course, the two have been sorta, kinda dating in real life -- with Zendaya's dad telling us the NFL star was still in the "interview" stage during a recent night out.

So, who was Odell's competition on date, marry, kill? Chris Brown and singer/actor Trevor Jackson.

Check out Zendaya's answer ... wonder if Odell is stoked or disappointed?

Ndamukong Suh is so serious about a construction career after the NFL, he took an UNPAID INTERNSHIP to learn the ropes.

Then again, when you're making $114 MILLION ... do you really need the extra cash?

It's actually a pretty cool story ... Suh locked up a 3-day internship working for Related Companies -- a multi-billion dollar company founded by Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross.

Okay, so maybe Suh got the hookup 'cause he's tight with the boss man -- but sources connected to the internship tell us Suh is very serious about construction (it was his major at Nebraska).

We're told Suh visited several construction sites -- including a new $15 BILLION project in lower Manhattan -- and has been allowed to attend important building meetings.

Under Armour says it's ABSOLUTELY NOT trying to swoop in on Manny Pacquiao ... despite the fact he's wearing their shoes ... telling TMZ Sports there is NO deal in the works.

Just days after Nike kicked the boxer to the curb for anti-gay comments, Manny was spotted out in the Philippines playing basketball in a pair of UA shoes ... and there was buzz he had signed or was going to sign with the sportswear giant.

But a rep for the company tells TMZ Sports it just ain't true -- saying bluntly, "Under Armour is not in conversation with Manny Pacquiao."

If your boss -- who fired you -- accidentally gave you an extra $40,000 ... would you give it back?

Didn't think so.

And that's the problem the Washington Redskins are facing ... 'cause they just filed a lawsuit claiming they accidentally issued a $40,000 check to a player they cut back in 2012 ... and he won't give it back.

The man with the extra dough is H.B. Blades -- who was on the Redskins' main roster from 2007 to 2010.

The team says it officially cut ties with Blades in 2012 and gave him a $40,000 severance check for his troubles.

The problem ... they "mistakenly paid an additional $40,000 to Blades on Dec. 27, 2013 as a result of a clerical error."

MERRY XMAS!!!

But sadly, the team says it realized the mistake and demanded the money back -- but Blades refuses to pony it up. So, the Skins took their gripe to the judge ... filing suit in NY federal court.

Remember when Conor McGregor said he would "whoop Jesus Christ's ass"?

Seth Rollins is officially back on the market ... 'cause the WWE superstar and his wrestler girlfriend are down for the count.

Rollins had been dating former WWE wrestler Zahra Schreiber since at least last year -- and stuck by her side after she was fired by WWE in August over anti-Semitic posts on Instagram.

But according to ProWrestlingSheet.com ... the two "quietly broke up last month" -- and she's already moved out their place.

What hernia surgery?!!?

Here's J.J. Watt DUNKING A BASKETBALL ... just 4 days into his "full training" after undergoing groin surgery back in January.

The Houston Texans star was cleared to go back to full strength training earlier this week -- and judging by the video ... it's going well.

No more threats ... no more fights ... Matt Barnes has to SQUASH THE BEEF with Derek Fisher and get on with his life -- so says the sister of the woman caught in the middle.

TMZ Sports spoke with Laura Govan -- whose sister is Gloria Govan ... the mother of Barnes' children who rebounded with Fisher after she and Matt broke up.

We asked Laura if she thinks Barnes will make good on his promise to fight Fisher again -- a follow-up to their first clash back in October.

Laura's response is measured and thoughtful -- essentially saying Matt shouldn't hold Fisher responsible for falling for Gloria ... because you never know where love is gonna come from.

She adds, "Things happen, you move on."