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Nets say 3 out of 4 players pack heat

The Nets, to a man, swear they’ve never seen guns in their locker room — but some estimate that as many as 75 percent of NBA players own them.

“I guess they feel like they need some sort of protection,” guard Devin Harris said yesterday, guessing that 60 to 75 percent keep at least one gun at home.

Forward Jarvis Hayes played for four years with Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas, who’s under investigation for taking a gun into his locker room. He called 75 percent “a fair number.”

“I didn’t think he’d bring a gun to the locker room,” Hayes said. “When I first heard it, I thought he might’ve been playing, but he wasn’t, apparently.”

“There’s a time and a place for everything,” said guard Keyon Dooling. “On the job is not it.”