JOE INGLES
In working with worldwide Olympic and Paralympic partner Bridgestone Australia on a very special basketball court revitalisation project at Smith Park in Sydney’s East Hills, what are you hoping this will do for the sport at a local community level, and for the next generation of Aussie hoops players?
“AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION IS CONCERNED, I FEEL LIKE THE SPORT IS JUST GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY YEAR.”
Obviously standing here, it’s a pretty special place; I’ve never seen anything like it of this quality. The hoop, glass backboards, the flooring and the mural, it’s stuff I’ve never seen on a local court. They have obviously put a lot of time and effort into this. I remember playing on my local cement hoop with a broken backboard, so it’s pretty cool from my experience! If I were a kid, I would be down here every day. There are no locks or padlocks, so anyone can
