Rebound av Perry King

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<p><span><b>HERITAGE TORONTO 2022 BOOK AWARD NOMINEE
</b></span><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>From basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to diversity and inclusion.</strong></p>
<p>“The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop.” For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the pleasure and camaraderie of pick-up basketball in their local community centre or neighbourhood park. It’s a story that plays out in sport after sport – team and individual, youth and adult, men''s and women''s. While the dazzle of pro athletes may command our attention, grassroots sports build the bridges that link city-dwellers together in ways that go well beyond the physical benefits. The pandemic and heightened awareness of racial exclusion reminded us of the importance of these pastimes and the public spaces where we play. In