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Knicks bring in expert to get Mitchell Robinson fired up

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Rasheed Wallace speaks with rookie Mitchell Robinson during Knicks practice Sunday.

In 16 NBA seasons, Rasheed Wallace was consistently the loudest voice in any building. While becoming a four-time All-Star and the league’s all-time leader in technical fouls, Wallace’s personality was even more dominant than his play.

On Sunday, coach David Fizdale invited Wallace — who played the final 21 games of his career with the Knicks and memorably starred for the Pistons when current Knicks general manager Scott Perry worked in Detroit’s front office — to work with the Knicks’ big men at practice, hoping Wallace’s confidence and ferocity would rub off on soft-spoken rookie Mitchell Robinson.