A basketball court is more than two hoops and a net. For millions of kids across America, it represents competition, friendships and self-discovery. D

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A basketball court is more than two hoops and a net. For millions of kids across America, it represents competition, friendships and self-discovery.

Dan Peterson has lived a life with basketball at the center. He grew up in New York playing hoops on outdoor courts, then went on to play high school and college ball.

After moving to Memphis and working with the community responsibility department of the city's NBA franchise, the Grizzlies, he noticed that many of the public basketball courts had no game lines or markers, which made it difficult to stage a pick-up game or work on your skills.

So as a gift to Memphis he took it upon himself to paint the game lines on abandoned courts in the area. At one park, he noticed a vibrantly colored sculpture by an artist named Anthony Lee near the court. Peterson contacted Lee and asked for advice on what colors to paint the game lines and the key. A lightbulb went off in the artist's head and the idea of designing a full surface piece of art was born.

The enthusiasm of the community in response to Lee's basketball artistic court inspired Peterson to create Project Backboard, which is bringing the concept to other communities across the country.

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