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Summer hoops in NYC: Former NBAers to play in 16-team league

Can the Gotham Ballers beat the Knicks?

Former Knick Al Harrington won’t go that far, but thinks the new Champions Basketball League product will serve as summer itch for NBA-starved fans.

The concept of the upstart 16-team semi-pro league to debut in July has changed over the past year. Instead of dawning as an over-30 league for former NBA players, age is no longer a requirement. The only résumé requirement is being on an NBA training camp roster sometime during the previous three years.

Gotham’s roster is not yet complete, but Harrington is expected to be joined by ex-Knick and Net Kenyon Martin, ex-Sun Shawn Marion, Brooklyn product/former Pacers point guard Jamaal Tinsley, ex-Knick Renaldo Balkman, Chris Smith, J.