Definition of Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator using open balls or closed balls

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Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator is defined by

$$ Mf(x):= \sup_{B\ni x} \frac{1}{|B|} \int_{B} |f(y)| dy. $$

Here, the supremum is taken over balls $B$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ which contain the point $x$ and $|B|$ denotes the measure of $B$.

If the balls in the definition is open, then we denote the operator $M_{o}$.

If the balls in the definition is closed, then we denote the operator $M_{c}$.

Can we say that $M_{o}=M_{c}$?