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Luke Maye's business professor at UNC says he definitely WOULD HAVE given the kid a break if he skipped his 8 AM class ... only because Maye hasn't missed a single class all semester.

We spoke with C.J. Skender -- who was teaching his 8 AM accounting class Monday when he and Maye's classmates gave a standing ovation to the basketball star.

Skender says the video of Maye sitting in the front row isn't unusual -- "He's a great kid. Humble. Always comes to class."

In fact, Skender says he's a had a great experience with UNC superstar athletes from all sports over the years who attend class and participate .... even though they have MILLIONS waiting for them in the pros.

As for what Luke was studying this morning ... Skender says it's one of the most exciting topics in all of accounting! He's joking, by the way.

Pacman Jones is digging in ... pleading not guilty in his crazy incident at a Cincinnati hotel -- the same incident when he was caught on tape wishing death on a police officer.

The Bengals star was arrested on January 3 for allegedly roughing up a security guard. He was later charged with obstructing official business, disorderly conduct, assault and harassment with a bodily substance for allegedly spitting on a nurse who was trying to take his blood.

The spit charge was dismissed last week -- and now we've learned Jones has pled not guilty to the remaining charges.

It's a big deal for Jones -- if he's convicted on all counts, he faces up to 8 months in jail. He's due back in court next month.

Of course, Jones could not have been more rude to police during the arrest -- telling one of the officer to "suck my d*ck."

Gronk wasn't the only big NFL star behind the DJ booth this weekend -- Ezekiel Elliott took over Steve Aoki's set.

Zeke -- sporting a skull mask -- partied at STORY Nightclub in Miami on Saturday night. We're told he had a blast. No problems, no issues ... just a lot of dancing.

The next night, Gronk did the same thing at Hyde Beach.

Josh Gordon wants the whole world -- mainly NFL GMs -- to know he's still a freak athlete, and he's proving it using a sport he doesn't even play.

Gordon is still waiting to be reinstated by the NFL, but is obviously staying in shape, and showed it off with a dazzling array of aerial rim rockers that he posted to social media.

There are reports the Browns will either trade or release Gordon, meaning he'll have to prove to some other team he's still got the tools to dominate.

7:49 AM PT -- Officials now say 8 people were injured in the crash ... 7 of whom were hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries.

As for the bartender, officials say the impact of the crash caused bottles and a cooler to fall and strike that person while he or she was behind the bar.

Seattle Seahawks QB Trevone Boykin was arrested in Dallas early Monday morning after a car he was in crashed into a bar ... injuring several people.

Boykin -- a former star QB at TCU -- was a passenger in the car, according to FOX 4 in Dallas. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Boykin was also taken into custody and now faces drug and public intoxication charges. We're told Boykin is accused of being in possession of more than 2 ounces of marijuana.

The car Boykin was in struck 4 people on the sidewalk and also struck a bartender inside the location as the vehicle barreled through the front wall.

Boykin has had a troubled history with the law -- he was arrested for a bar fight back in 2015 -- just days before he was supposed to lead TCU in the Alamo Bowl.

This is amazing ... the University of North Carolina player who hit the game-winning shot against Kentucky was IN CLASS hours after the game ... and got a standing ovation from his classmates.

Luke Maye was in his Business 101 class on Monday when the professor called him out -- and everyone stood up and applauded.

What's even more impressive ... the video was shot at 8 AM. The team flight reportedly didn't even land back in NC until midnight.

Salute.

Here's Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat taking 3 chicks home from Nightingale Plaza nightclub in L.A.

Here's busty model Lindsey Pelas and her cleavage leaving The Nice Guy in Los Angeles and telling us exactly how she's gonna make the Masters hot this year ... as a caddie.

PGA rookie Grayson Murray asked Lindsay to caddie for him at Augusta via Twitter, she accepted, and when we got her out in L.A. she told us what's in store for the biggest event in golf.

Murray still has to qualify for the tourney, meaning he needs a good showing at this week's Houston Open, but let's be honest, we all want to see him get it done now.

Especially Tiger Woods.

Here's Rob Gronkowski dancing funny ... with a water bottle ... without a shirt.

The NFL star took over the DJ booth at Hyde Beach at SLS South Beach on Sunday night ... essentially serving as DJ Carnage's private turn up dancer.

Things got messy when Gronk busted out the water bottle ... but still fun to watch.

Ice Cube's clearly upset with the latest deflategate scandal, courtesy of Goodyear.

The rapper was at LAX Sunday when he chimed in on Goodyear getting rid of its vessels. To be fair, Goodyear will unveil new airships that'll look similar. Someone should tell Cube that cause he's under the impression they're gone for good, and he's not happy.

His fury's understandable ... he rapped about the blimp in the 1992 hit track, "It Was a Good Day."

Cube also talks about his much-anticipated BIG3 League.

Master P says he's ready for the NBA -- as an assistant coach -- and he's laser-focused on making it happen with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Nick Diaz just got verbally SMACKED by an ex-boxing champ who says Diaz is nothing more than a coward from a redneck city (sorry, Stockton) who's afraid to fight a real pugilist.

The boxing great is Jean Pascal, former WBC, IBO, and The Ring magazine light heavyweight champ, who says he's sick of UFC guys claiming they can hang with REAL boxers.

Pascal ALSO says he's got a real problem with the way Nick trashed his buddy, GSP, before they fought back in 2013 and thinks Nick needs to be taught a lesson in humility.

You gotta check out the video ... the guy GOES OFF. Question now is, will Diaz respond?

Justin Bieber felt a call of duty at West Point ... to play hockey.

The Biebs hit the ice Saturday with the official Army West Point hockey team in New York for a friendly match among cadets.

The team shouted out Justin on Twitter saying, "Bieber knows the rules ...respect the logo."

We're told Justin has had a standing invite to play. Looks like he took 'em up on it in West Point forward Nick DeCenzo's jersey.

A fan died in the stands of a live WWE event Saturday night.

It happened at a house show in Portland, Maine where an elderly man reportedly collapsed out of his seat in the corner stands as the 2nd match of the event began.

EMTs moved the man to the nearest flat area and proceeded to conduct CPR for about 20 minutes -- before taking him out on a stretcher to a local hospital. During that time, EMT's performed CPR and 2 matches went down.

The Undertaker sure as hell ain't too old for WrestleMania ... so says his opponent, Roman Reigns, who tells TMZ Sports "The Deadman" could go til he's 80!!

The two are set to get it on at WrestleMania 33 in April -- but some people are saying Father Time is catching up with the 52-year-old icon.

But not Reigns ... in fact, Roman says he's training his ass off for the match -- since he considers Undertaker the "greatest WrestleMania performer of all time."

There's more ... Roman also reveals how much weight he's pushing on the bench press these days.

Austin Rivers is engaging in some serious generational smack talk with his dad, Doc ... saying he'd beat the hell out of his pops in a 1-on-1 game ... even when Doc was at the top of his game.

Austin currently plays for his dad on the Clippers, but before that Doc was an All-Star player in NBA. So when we got Austin out at Catch, we had to ask who'd win an all Rivers battle if both guys were young.

"I'm whooping that ass every time."

We got Doc a little later and asked the same question -- he said Austin would win because he's "old" now ... which tells us he fully didn't get the scenario and thinks a young him would bust his kid's ass.