SEE THE PHOTOS — Port Arthur basketball court championed by ex-NFL star Jordan Babineaux
Published 1:49 pm Saturday, November 20, 2021
A group of men practice Saturday before the tournament begins.
Chaundra Alpough, director of parks and recreation of Port Arthur, left, speaks with Greg Dettman of Sport Court Texas, whose company constructed the court. Dettman is a Port Arthur native and 1969 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He said he remembers coming to the park and playing on the court as a kid.
Port Arthur residents Justin Washington, Jalen Hardeway and Jerayle Simon wait for their basketball game to begin. The men played on the court when they were younger.
Mayor Thurman Bartie addresses the crowd.
Sparkling Ice booth at the park.
The new sign at the park.
Banners welcome guests to the park.
Jordan Babineaux speaks to the crowd.
The ribbon is cut to the new court.
Port Arthur Councilman Donald Frank, left, and Mayor Thurman Bartie, right, speak with Port Arthur native and former NFL player Jordan Babineaux before the ribbon cutting for the new basketball court at Bryan Park on Saturday.
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Bryan Park, better known the 503 Park for the train engine on site, is located at 1000 Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur.
Community leaders and Port Arthur residents gathered there Saturday to celebrate something new, something better.
The basketball court has a brand new look courtesy of Sparking Ice’s Cheer’s to You Beautification Project.
The court has a new overlay on the existing court, all new equipment with new hoops and rims and, next year, swings, picnic tables and benches will be installed.
Port Arthur native and former NFL star Jordan Babineaux spoke at the event.
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