Temporary hoops will be set up for this weekend's events. Cole and Gray said they've also contacted the city's park district to bring back permanent basketball courts.
CHICAGO â Kids and adults in Chicago 's Beverly neighborhood are fighting to return basketball courts to their local park. It's a simple game of basketball that Beverly young men want to play in their neighborhood, Ridge Park.'It, like, brings out another version of me,' said 11-year-old Jordan Hester.
'I got over 500 signatures so far and still just working to bring back basketball,' Gray said.The Juneteenth Festival is partnering with Jahmal Cole, founder of My Block, My Hood, My City, where they're hoping to bring the first outdoor basketball courts back to Beverly.'It's not fair. Parks belong to everybody. How are you going to find the next Derrick Rose, the next Ayo if you ain't got no basketball, you're not going to find that. People like me.
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