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Jay-Z, LeBron James and Kevin Garnett have followed Derrick Rose's lead ... participating in an "I Can't Breathe" protest on the court before Monday night's Cavs vs. Nets game.

KG -- along with some of his Nets teammates -- wore the "I Can't Breathe" shirt on the floor and posed for a pic with Jay Z who was dressed in black to show his support for Eric Garner.

LeBron and Cavs teammates Kyrie Irving also wore the shirt during their pre-game warmup.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed reservations about player participating in the protest on the court ... saying he respects the players for voicing their personal views "but my preference would be for players to abide by our on-court attire rules."

3:51 PM PT -- The Titans just released a statement, saying, "We will let the police investigate the allegation and we will provide any assistance they need. We have discussed the matter with Sammie and we will continue to gather the facts."

Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Sammie Lee Hill has been named in a police report by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by the NFL player last week ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Here's what we know ... a woman went to police in Houston claiming Hill -- currently in the middle of a 3-year $11.4 million contract -- sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in Atlanta.

Houston PD tells us they took a "courtesy report" for an allegation of sexual assault which was forwarded to Atlanta PD.

Officials with APD confirm the woman named 28-year-old Hill as the suspect.

We're told ... the woman claims to have marks and bruises on her neck which she claims she suffered during the alleged sexual assault.

So far no charges have been filed and no arrests have been made. Cops are investigating.

We reached out to Hill and his reps for comment -- so far no word back. We also reached out to the NFL but haven't heard back from them either.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, which his doctors have described as "very treatable and potentially curable" through chemotherapy.

Dr. Christopher Flowers, a lymphoma specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, said in a statement, "The goal of Mr. Berry's treatment is to cure his lymphoma and we are beginning that treatment now."

Berry said through a statement, "My family and I are very grateful for the amount of support we have received over the last couple of weeks. I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate all the words of encouragement, the blessings and well wishes."

2:30 PM PT -- We've learned Moseley and Hayes were married.

2:00 PM PT -- Law enforcement tells TMZ, Hayes shot Moseley and then turned the gun on himself.

"Hit the Floor" star Stephanie Moseley is dead .... after her rapper husband -- a member of Floyd Mayweather's Money Team -- shot her and then killed himself ... TMZ has learned.

We're told residents at a swanky L.A. apartment complex near The Grove heard shots ring out early Monday morning. The SWAT team raced to the scene and knocked down the door of an apartment ... and found 2 people shot to death.

The rapper Earl Hayes -- who was once signed to Mayweather's record label -- often partied with Floyd. Moseley has been a backup dancer with numerous singers, including Chris Brown and Britney Spears.

Residents heard a woman screaming in the apartment before shots rang out.

Sources connected with Moseley and Hayes tell TMZ ... he had accused her of infidelity with a famous singer.

Chris Brown just Instagrammed, "RIP baby girl. Danced with me on tour and was always the coolest person. My prayers go out to you and HAZE family."

Jermain Taylor plans to put up a fight in court ... he pled not guilty Monday afternoon in Little Rock on charges he shot his cousin.

The 36-year-old fighter is facing charges of first-degree battery and first-degree terroristic threatening stemming from the August 26 incident. Taylor can be heard on the 911 call made that day, telling police, "Better come get him before I kill him."

Taylor didn't say anything during his brief hearing -- his lawyer did all the talking -- and a June 23 trial date was set. According to local reports, the date was picked because Taylor will be training in March and April for a fight.

Snoop Dogg's son made a couple of great TD catches in the Nevada state high school championship game in Reno this weekend ... and now we've got the highlight footage.

Cordell Broadus showed why he's one of the top WRs in the country -- making two nice grabs in Bishop Gorman's 70-28 victory ... and both were caught on tape by our friends at MyLVsports.com.

As we previously reported, Muhammad Ali's grandson Biaggio Walsh is a sophomore running back on the team -- and had a pretty stellar game as well ... scoring 2 TDs of his own.

Boxing champ Andre Berto hit the streets of Hollywood this weekend ... along with Tyrese ... in a protest march in the wake of the Mike Brown and Eric Garner cases.

The group called the demonstration "Blackout Hollywood" and encouraged people to wear black and chant things like, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" and "I Can't Breath."

The group also did a "die in" ... where they lay down in the street to protest police killings all over the country.

We spoke with Berto who tells us, "We need as a people to speak out with non-violence and this protest and others I have seen around the country is the right way to do it."

Berto says he will continue to participate in demonstrations along with his celebrity friends ... saying, "Something needs to be done."

Tom Brady is a HUUUUGE fan of the F-word ... saying the reason he drops it so often on the football field is because "there’s nothing that quite expresses the way I feel like that word."

Brady has been dropping F-bombs like crazy recently ... and this morning when the QB called in to a Boston sports radio show, he explained why he uses that particular word.

"I wish I did have a better mouth out there at times, but there’s nothing that quite expresses the way I feel like that word."

Brady agreed with the radio hosts that it;s a "great" word ... "especially in the heat of the moment."

Brady also says he should NOT be the one to blame for the clips that have aired showing him cussing on the field ...explaining, "Blame CBS and NBC for putting it on TV. Don’t blame me.”

He went on ... "We’re not choirboys, I know that. You bring us up to a certain level of intensity to the game, you’re job is to go out there and physically, emotionally, mentally dominate the game. You don’t do that at church on Sunday. You’ve got to go to the football field for that.""

Gerard Butler and his girlfriend went to the New Orleans Saints game this weekend ... and they sucked harder than the team did.

The movie star took his GF Morgan Brown to the Superdome to watch the Saints take on the Carolina Panthers -- but it turned in to such a route (Saints lost 41-10) ... that the couple decided to pass the time by making out.

But Gerard wasn't just there to swap spit, the guy also spent time with New Orleans Saints hero Steve Gleason ... who's refusing to let his fight with ALS keep him away from his favorite team.

The Memphis Grizzlies have a secret weapon.

It's not Marc Gasol. It's not Zach Randolph.

It's Justin Timberlake's grandmother ... the team's best good luck charm.

JT -- a minority owner of the Grizzlies -- brought his grandma to watch his hometown squad take on the Miami Heat ... and guess what? The plan worked. Memphis smashed on D-Wade and company 103-87.

Afterward, Timberlake posted the family pic and wrote, "NBD. Just flexin' real hard at this @memgrizz game with my Granny. She must be good luck... We won by 16. #GoGrizz #GoGranny."

They're still in the playoff race (technically), so Cleveland Browns fans need to QUIT THEIR BITCHIN' about the QB situation ... so says Billy Bob Thornton.

Billy Bob -- a huge Colts fan -- was leaving LAX yesterday after Indianapolis beat up on the Brownies ... when we asked if it was time to swap out Hoyer for Johnny Manziel.

Thornton essentially told us to RELAX when it comes to Johnny Football -- "He'll get in there one of these days."

But the best part ... "If I was a Browns fan and I had the record they have right now, I'd just be happy. you know? They're doing OK."

Just because you can play in the NFL doesn't mean you're tough enough to WRESTLE -- so says Hulk Hogan who tells us all sorts of NFL tough guys have tried to cross over to the ring ... and FAILED.

And not just no-name scrubs ... we're talking some pretty famous NFLers who couldn't quite hack it with Vince McMahon's organization ... guys like Oakland Raiders legend Lyle Alzado.

Unclear why Alzado -- a maniac on the field -- didn't get a contract with the WWE (then WWF) ... but Hulk says he wasn't the only NFL star who didn't make the cut.

Hogan names names ... Bill Fralic (4-time Pro Bowler), John Matuszak (2-time Super Bowl champ) ... and explains that it takes a special sort of toughness to fake fight in the squared circle.

"You gotta be able to work hurt," Hogan says ... "You can't be taking a day off from wrestling because you twisted your pinkie if you're wrestling the main event at Madison Square Garden."

So, does Hogan think Sam has a shot?? Check out the clip ...

Muhammad Ali and Snoop Dogg -- SAT TOGETHER -- at the freezing cold high school state championship game in Reno, Nevada this weekend ... as their superstar kin DOMINATED on the field.

As we first reported, Ali's grandson Biaggio Walsh and Snoop's son Cordell Broadus are teammates at Bishop Gorman High School ... and both scored TWO touchdowns each in their 70-28 victory over Reed.

And get this ... one of Walsh's TDs was a 91-YARD run!!!!!

He's only a sophomore and is expected to be one of top running backs in the state next year.

As for Snoop's son -- he's a senior and this weekend's game was his last as a high school player. He's been offered scholarships by some of the biggest college programs in the country ... but has yet to announce where he's going to go.

With the victory this weekend, Bishop Gorman finished the season as the #1 high school football team in the country.

Elton John was NOT still standing ... after tumbling backward out of his chair at a tennis match -- and it all happened on camera.

Sir Elton was taking part in a charity tennis match at Royal Albert Hall Sunday in London ... when he attempted to take a seat on the sidelines ... and ended up crashing out instead.

The crowd and the sideline reporter tried to hold in their laughter ... while waiting to see if Elton was okay ... which he was, but watch the video -- it was kinda tense before he popped up again.

What happens when President Barack Obama goes golfing with Derek Jeter? According to #2 ... "We talked about some things."

The NY Yankees legend was doing a Q&A at Steiner Sports in NYC on Saturday when he was asked about his Nov. 22nd golf excursion with the leader of the free world in Las Vegas.

"I heard that he wanted to play ... and I'm not good at all ... so I was extremely nervous," Jeter revealed.

FYI -- Jeter and Obama's foursome included Las Vegas Sun newspaper owner Brian Greenspun and campaign supporter Stephen Cloobeck.

Question is ... what did Jeter talk to the President about? Healthcare? ISIS? Ferguson? A possible political run???

Jeter wouldn't say exactly ... but he did suggest he beat Obama's ass on the links.

Floyd Mayweather went toe-to-toe with a New Orleans wine bar ... and kicked its whole ass ... with a judge forcing the bar to pay up for SPREADING LIES about the boxer ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Mayweather sued The Wine Bistro in N.O. back in 2013 -- claiming the place falsely advertised that he'd be hosting a Super Bowl party with some members of The Money Team.

Floyd was pissed that the bar profited off his name and worried his fans would be pissed ... thinking he was a no-show.

Now, we've obtained legal docs which show the U.S. District Court judge saw it Mayweather's way -- ordering the bar to pay up.

But it wasn't exactly the MASSIVE windfall Floyd was hoping far -- he only walked away with $2,250 in damages.