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Tim Bontemps: Doc Rivers says part of the appeal of coming to Charleston - where he first came with the Pat Riley Knicks in the 1990s - is to have a chance to teach his players about American history. Said a professor spoke to the team last night and other activities are planned this week.

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Marc J. Spears: Coach Doc Rivers told me yesterday the #Sixers are heading to Charleston, SC for training camp to help prepare for next season without distraction and also learn the local history. As coach of the Celtics, Rivers' team had training camp in Rome in 2007 and Newport, R.I. in 2008.

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Gabe McDonald: BREAKING: Coastal’s leading scorer from this season and Charleston native @Vince Cole has announced on his Instagram that he is entering his name into the 2022 #NBADraft.

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What James was referring to were the tree limbs that hung over the backyard basketball court set up at the Middletons' home in Charleston, South Carolina. Every so often when Khris was young, he would complain to his father about the need to remove those limbs so he could shoot freely. Saturday morning during all-star media day at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum, James recalled the answer he used to give to his son when the topic of the tree limbs came up. "No, we’re going to shoot through ‘em," he said.

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Middleton, a two-time All-Star, and the 21-year-old Nesmith not only hail from Charleston, S.C., but also attended the same high school, Porter-Gaud. Some scouts tag Nesmith as the top 3-point shooter in the draft, but his standing isn’t as a high lottery pick. He was injured in his sophomore season, suffering a stress fracture in his right foot that limited him to 14 games. “We compare him to Khris Middleton,’’ Stackhouse told The Post in an email Sunday. “He’s perfect for the wing spot. He has the size. He has the strength and in addition to being a shooter, he is dedicated to the defensive side as well.”

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JD Shaw: Grant Riller (@G_getsbuckets) has signed with agent Scott Nichols of Rize Management ahead of the NBA Draft. Grant spent four seasons at Charleston, averaging 21.9 points this past year.

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Rod Beard: Today's #Pistons predraft prospects: G Jalen Adams (UConn), F Brian Bowen II (USA), F Jarrell Brantley (Charleston), F Robert Franks (Washington St.), F Khalil Iverson (Wisconsin), G Terance Mann (Florida St.)

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Ohm Youngmisuk: Jarrell Brantley, a 6-7 forward from the College of Charleston, worked out today for the Clippers. Brantley was on the All-Tournament team at the Portsmouth Invitational and was All-CAA last season while at Charleston.

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Liz Mullen: "EMANUEL," the documentary about the Charleston church massacre co-executive produced by STEPHEN CURRY's content company, Unanimous Media, will be released in June, four years to the day after the mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church.

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Rick Bonnell: Nic Batum says Bucks forward Khris Middleton (who grew up in Charleston) is one of the NBA’s most under-rated players. Thoroughly agree.

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A Charleston-based clean energy technology company has raised $6 million from a group of investors that includes a former National Basketball Association commissioner.

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Adam Johnson: Charleston, SC is out of the running for Hornets D-League team. Franchise to be located in NC, league sources tell D-League Digest.

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On Wednesday, Middleton stepped out of his comfort zone and penned an essay for The Players Tribune. He wasn't writing about basketball. Instead, he shared his insights as a native of Charleston, S.C., in the wake of the June 17 attack at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in which nine people were shot and killed during a Bible study. Back in Charleston since the season ended, Middleton was driving through downtown, blocks away from the church, when the shootings happened. His grandmother Juanita Middleton, who has been an active member of the Charleston community for decades, knew four of the victims personally. She introduced Khris to one of them, Cynthia Hurd, in early June when Hurd dropped her nephews off at his summer basketball camp. "I've been thinking a lot about Ms. Hurd and her nephews these days," Middleton wrote.

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Houston Rockets star Dwight Howard was one of thousands of people in attendance at a prayer vigil held Friday at the TD Arena in Charleston. Howard met with family members of two of the victims of the church shooting, Myra Thompson and Sharonda Singleton.

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