Living by its mission to empower through elegance and prestige, Kings of the Court | STR8 has teamed up with Mr. Pinoy Hoops Mike Swift and local communities to transform street basketball courts and provide a unique, dream-come-true experience to basketball players on the streets.

Together with the engagement of local residents, KOTC | STR8 was able to jumpstart refurbishing makeshift basketball courts throughout the metro with the goal of elevating the game even in the street level.

Project Lead Dwight Aguila of Kings of the Court | STR8 said:

“My love for basketball doesn’t end when playtime is over. It extends to the smell of the ball, the friendships made through teamwork, charming outdoor courts, up to that feeling when you know you’ve improved your game through hardwork, or loss. This love is for the culture, and it extends not only to me, but for everybody who feels the same. This is why I do what I do, for basketball, for the culture.”

Residents of Brgy. Grabe help re-paint their local court

One community that benefited from the project was Brgy. “Grabe” Maybunga in Pasig, where residents and Swift joined forces to re-paint a street basketball court and take it to the next level.

“I do what I do because this is where my mind, body and soul want to take me,” said Swift of the experience.

Maybunga locals were all eager to help in the process as it would make them enjoy the one thing they all love, local hoops, even more.

By the end of the transformation, the community was humbled by what they saw: a KOTC | STR8 logo on the court and on the walls of their community, as homage to the people’s characteristics that reflect KOTC’s: respect, honor, and distinction.

“As Kings of the Court’s core competency, we plan to start holding basketball leagues, clinics, and seminars within these communities so that kids and adults would develop good habits we learn from sports, and to veer away from vices. In addition, it will be our team’s opportunity to transfer knowledge and teach them basketball operations, refereeing, table officiating, etc. in an effort to open employment opportunities for them,” said. KOTC | STR8 Founder Cholo Legisma.

Residents of Brgy. “Grabe” Maybunga were thankful for the transformation, as they will now get to experience a unique basketball set-up every time they will lace up on their local court.

KOTC | STR8 will next head to “Batang Cayo” in Mandaluyong City and give them the same treatment, as part of the simple vision that Legisma defines as “Every court can dream.”

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