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WATCH: Jordan Clarkson tells the story behind Tenement and its famous court
WATCH: Jordan Clarkson tells the story behind Tenement and its famous court
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Published Feb 10, 2020 11:35 AM PHT
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Updated Feb 10, 2020 11:46 AM PHT
This mural in the Philippines is bigger than basketball. @JordanClarksons tells the story behind the court, located in in one of the poorest areas of Manila. pic.twitter.com/fl5qnfueYX
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 9, 2020
This mural in the Philippines is bigger than basketball. @JordanClarksons tells the story behind the court, located in in one of the poorest areas of Manila. pic.twitter.com/fl5qnfueYX
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 9, 2020
The only Filipino-American player in the NBA, Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz, narrates the story behind the famed basketball court in Tenement in Taguig City.
The only Filipino-American player in the NBA, Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz, narrates the story behind the famed basketball court in Tenement in Taguig City.
The court has become famous in recent years for the murals that local artists paint on the blacktop.
The court has become famous in recent years for the murals that local artists paint on the blacktop.
Clarkson himself visited Tenement in 2016, and other NBA stars including Paul George and LeBron James have also stepped foot on the court.
Clarkson himself visited Tenement in 2016, and other NBA stars including Paul George and LeBron James have also stepped foot on the court.
The Tenement court went viral last week, when local artists painted a massive mural of Kobe and Gianna Bryant after their passing in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.
The Tenement court went viral last week, when local artists painted a massive mural of Kobe and Gianna Bryant after their passing in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.
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In telling the story of the court, Clarkson also narrates how it tied the community of Tenement residents together, despite the hardships in their lives -- including the ever-present threat of eviction.
In telling the story of the court, Clarkson also narrates how it tied the community of Tenement residents together, despite the hardships in their lives -- including the ever-present threat of eviction.
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