The community behind AU’s open courts
In the summer of 1974, Sports Illustrated’s Rick Telander spent his time at the fabled Rucker Park in New York City, following along and taking notes as hundreds of people came in to compete in the summer leagues and tournaments, or just play pickup basketball at the park. He titled his book about these basketball courts “Heaven is a Playground,” a reference to a quote by English author G.K. Chesterton, who concluded that “the true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.”