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A lesson in history —and courage— greeted Nets as they opened practice Saturday

When the Nets entered another one of the anonymous halls around Walt Disney World to practice Saturday, coach Jacque Vaughn had something out of the ordinary to show them.

John Lewis, the civil rights hero and long-time congressman, had died and Vaughn had a video to share: Lewis’ recollection of his 1963 speech to the historic National March on Washington. Martin Luther King, with whom Lewis had worked, later delivered the iconic “I have a dream.” speech to same audience, hundreds of thousands at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial, millions around the world.