Steve Francis -- Hey Everyone ... I Got My Chain Back!

The stolen chain drama is finally ... over.

Ex-NBA superstar Steve Francis was reunited with his gold necklace the other day ... after one of the most epic jewelry sagas of all time.

-- It was snatched off his neck at a Sauce Twinz concert in Houston
-- One of the most powerful men in rap, J. Prince, vowed to get it back
-- Prince did get it back ... without ever going to police
-- Necklace is returned ... and Steve wears it out like nothing ever happened

Congrats Stevie. Try not to lose it again.