THE TENEMENT at Taguig narrowly edged out the Dubrovnik City Rooftop Court in a Fiba-sanctioned battle to be named the best basketball court in the world.
The world governing body for basketball set up a social media survey showdown between the two earlier this month. The Philippine court won by a slim margin, getting 53 percent of the Twitter votes over the Croatian venue’s 47 percent.
LOOK: Tenement in Taguig beats out Dubrovnik in survey
The Tenement Court at Taguig — which, through the years, became the canvas for giant, striking murals of everyone from Kobe Bryant to Hidilyn Diaz — beat out the scenic Angels Gate Park in Los Angeles and the colorful Carmelo Anthony court in Puerto Rico to reach the finals bracket.
Earlier this year, the Tenement court also became the site of a brief Jordan Clarkson visit, who dropped by the legendary court when he was in town for his GIlas gig.
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