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Basketball hoops returned to Philly parks slowly but surely as the Parks and Recreation department moved from court to court to replace them. The hoops returned to Smith Playground at 25th and Jackson streets on July 9, 2020.

Robert Lay, athletic trainer works with Milan Fulton with her basketball skills at Smith Playground. The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Dept replaced rims taken down at start of coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. After several months they are being replaced. Photograph from Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Smith Playground at 25th and Jackson St. in S. Philadelphia.
Robert Lay, athletic trainer works with Milan Fulton with her basketball skills at Smith Playground. The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Dept replaced rims taken down at start of coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. After several months they are being replaced. Photograph from Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Smith Playground at 25th and Jackson St. in S. Philadelphia.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
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