The Game -- Fans Shouldn't Burn Dwight Jerseys ... BUT I AM!

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The Game
Fans Shouldn't Burn Their Dwight Howard Jerseys
... BUT I AM! Do as Game says, not as does ... because while he plans on torching his Dwight Howard jersey, he recommends another mode of destruction for other Los Angeles Lakers fans.

Our photog caught up with Game outside Katsuya in Hollywood last night, where he actually defended Dwight's decision to bolt for Houston and thinks the Lakers will be just fine without him.

As for the jersey destruction ... Game has a suggestion for LA fans that is a little safer than simply putting a match to it.

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The Black Keys -- Sponsoring Little Leaguers ... With BAD ASS Jerseys!

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The Black Keys
Sponsoring Little Leaguers
With BAD ASS Jerseys!
The Black Keys just put local pizza places and hardware stores in Akron, Ohio to shame -- cause the group just sponsored their own little league team in town ... and hooked 'em up with some pretty kick ass jerseys! 

TMZ has learned ... Keys lead singer Dan Auerbach played for the West Akron Baseball League in Ohio as a kid ... and jumped at the chance to sponsor a team for them when a board member asked if he was interested.

The WABL's president says it only cost the group $300 to make it happen ... and everyone on the team couldn't have been happier with their involvement.  

The best part -- after the season was over ... Auerbach, along with Keys drummer Patrick Carney, told the kids to send mail them their jerseys and they'll autograph every single one. 

Beats a participation trophy.

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Sports Memorabilia Stores -- We Don't Want 'Blood Money' from Aaron Hernandez Jerseys

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Sports Stores
We Don't Want 'Blood Money'
from Hernandez Jerseys eBay's profiting off "blood money" from Aaron Hernandez' alleged murder by allowing sellers to jack up jersey prices -- so say several New England sports memorabilia store owners ... and they REFUSE to do the same thing.

As you know, prices for Hernandez jerseys on eBay have soared in light of recent events -- with some jerseys reaching $1,500 or more -- but TMZ spoke with the owners of multiple New England sports memorabilia stores ... and not ONE of them plans to raise prices to meet demand.
The owner of Sportsworld USA in Saugus, MA, tells us, "We don't want to make money off this incident. It's what we consider blood money. We just want to get our money back."

The owner of Your Sports Memorabilia in Boston says, "I do not stand for what he allegedly did and wouldn't want to profit off an individual who was murdered ... Sports memorabilia is a dirty industry and this is one of the reasons why."

The owner of SureShot Promotions in Hanson, MA, says the store is even discounting some of the jerseys to get rid of them ASAP -- telling us, "It is a sad situation."

And for the record, the demand in memorabilia stores is just as crazy as it is online ... the owner of New England Pictures (Manchester, NH) says they sold more Hernandez jerseys the day his murder charge was announced than they did in the 6 months before.

Bottom line: people are really weird.

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