Nipsey Hussle tells TMZ Sports there's NO WAY IN HELL he was gonna jump in the Lakers-Rockets melee Saturday night ... despite what it might have looked like on camera.
You'll remember ... Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul traded blows near the basket Nipsey was sitting under -- and when cameras panned to the rapper -- it sure looked like he was getting ready to jump in.
Nipsey Hussle pulling his pants up ready to jump in pic.twitter.com/5SG2Mofoep
— Bruh Report (@BruhReport) October 21, 2018
But, Nipsey -- who teamed up with PUMA to refurbish an outdoor basketball court in South L.