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Kevin Durant: Lemme set this noti. Kyrie Irving: lol I am gonna address this on my stream soon

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Jon Horst: I think the reason why I still love working with Doc and I’m excited to work with Doc is because I think we have a chance to win with Doc. I think he’s a championship-level coach. He’s the right coach to get us to where we want to go. We haven’t had the results yet in our two years together that we wanted. But it’s been two of the most adversity-filled seasons that I’ve been part of. And we’ve had two really successful regular seasons. To go through the things that we went through, if people actually look at the facts of what we went through over two years — we still finished with a fifth seed and a third seed. Near 50 wins in both seasons. And then we lost to the team that lost in the conference finals two years ago and the team that lost in Game 7 of the finals this year. We lost to a really, really good Indiana Pacers organization that deserves everything that they’ve got. I mean, that team had an unbelievable two-year run and they beat everybody; they didn’t just beat us.

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Anthony Chiang: Dwyane Wade spoke about Kel'el Ware on the latest episode of his show, "Time Out with Dwyane Wade": "If you want to listen to anybody, you listen to Spo. If young fella wants to be great, buy in. Buy into what they’re selling."

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Ware has done that since Spoelstra called him out, totaling 20 paint points and 24 rebounds over his last two summer league games. He contributed 22 paint points and 16 rebounds in his first three summer league appearances. “It’s just something that I got to bring every day and like I said, ‘I will,’” Ware made clear.

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Ware closed last season as the Heat’s starting center, establishing himself as one of the league’s top rookies on his way to earning a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. “When I do it, it’s more of a presence that’s being felt out there,” said Ware, who was taken by the Heat with the 15th overall pick in last year’s draft. “I just got to bring it, that’s it. Plain and simple.”

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Darvin Ham was also scratched off the list for Mike Brown’s top assistant. The Milwaukee Bucks denied the Knicks’ request to interview Ham for the associate head coach position, The Post has learned. Ham joins James Borrego of the Pelicans and Jay Triano of the Mavericks as candidates under contract who weren’t granted permission to interview with the Knicks.

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Michael Scotto: Memphis Grizzlies head coach Tuomas Iisalo will add Ryan Saunders as lead assistant coach, league sources told @hoopshype . Saunders was recently an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets. Before that, Saunders was the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. First @DrewHill_DM .

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Michael Grange: Raptors Summer League head coach, James 'Coco Channel' Wade: "I mean, this is what I just told the group - some people are born to be models -- like me. Some are born to be firemen. Some are born to be policemen. That group in the locker room, they they're born to play defense."

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Jason Beede: #Magic summer league coach Ameer Bahhur pointed out rookie Jase Richardson’s toughness vs. Toronto: “His ability to handle the physicality, get us organized, he just has a knack for finding a bucket when we really needed one. Thought he did a great job getting downhill...” pic.x.com/sgQxL5VcWe

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Jason Beede: #Magic summer league coach Ameer Bahhur described Noah Penda’s speed, quickness and ball handling as his “super power”: “When he kind of slows down and starts to see the game, the way he did today, he can use that super power and he can create a lot of offense for us.” pic.x.com/VzpOQBTuzJ

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Marc J. Spears: Legendary former #NBA head coach and executive Bernie Bickerstaff honored by @BCAWORLDWIDE for his influence on the game and his outstanding coaching tree. JB Bickerstaff, Mike Brown, David Fizdale, Phil Handy, JJ Outlaw and others spoke the praises of the NBA pioneer tonight. pic.x.com/A9kXVnjBzg

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James Edwards III: Mikal Bridges is here again to watch the Knicks game, sitting near the front office. He's eligible for an extension this summer. Him being here and sitting next to Mike Brown, Leon Rose and Co. is a good sign that something will get done.

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Fred Katz: The Knicks plan to add former Kings assistant Riccardo Fois to Mike Brown’s coaching staff, league source tells @TheAthletic. Fois is sitting with the Knicks’ contingent at their summer league game right now.

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Jordan Walsh told the Globe on Saturday that coach Joe Mazzulla, after the season, told him his role is uncertain because of the uncertainty of the roster. Now that the Celtics have lost Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, and Luke Kornet, and with Torrey Craig a free agent, there are available minutes for several positions, including the 3-and-D role Walsh is vying to fill. “Now that we’re closer to the season and we know what the roster will look like, I gotta revisit that conversation to see what I can do,” Walsh told the Globe. “If there’s something open for me, how do I maximize my opportunity, get to it, and take advantage.”

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