Ikorodu Park Basketball Court Gets Facelift

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has collaborated with the National Basketball Association (NBA Africa) and Hennessy to remodel the Basketball Court within Ikorodu Recreational Park.

Speaking at the commissioning and handover ceremony of the NBA Legacy Basketball Court in Ikorodu, the General Manager of LASPARK, Mrs. Adetoun Popoola said the rehabilitation of the sports facility cuts across several pillars of Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu’s T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda to promote a cleaner, healthier and sustainable environment, encourage wholesome community and social engagement especially for the youth and create avenues for access to sports and is in line with LASPARK’s mandate to create safe spaces for recreation and leisure in Lagos State.

Also speaking, the Vice President of NBA Africa, Gbemisola Abudu, appreciated the Lagos State Government for creating an enabling environment that facilitated quick delivery of the Court.

She mentioned that the commissioning is significant as it coincides with the celebration of the 75th year anniversary of the NBA league and the launch of the NBA office in Nigeria. Abudu recognized the tremendous impact Nigeria has had in the game, adding that NBA will continue to play its part in growing the basketball ecosystem in the country.

The Vice President of NBA Africa averred that the youth have a lot to benefit from the game, stating that the NBA believes in the transformative power of basketball for social good and that the court will be a place of memory for many children.

The newly renovated facility is a standard regulation basketball court that meets international standards. The original court surface area was less than the standard required, hence its perimeter was expanded. Its railings were fabricated locally as part of the local content NBA Africa promotes.

The flooring is overlaid with a layer of modular synthetic weather-resistant material. The sport court layer is specially engineered to optimize shock absorption, reduce the risk of impact injury and provide the best combination of abrasion protection and dry traction.