Photographer Anselm Ebulue grew up playing basketball. After listening to a speech by MP David Lammy on the cuts to the sport’s funding, he began a series of portraits of
basketball players, asking his subjects why they played. It became clear to Ebulue that, despite the lack of funds, basketball can be a great force for social cohesion and a vital outlet from frustration
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Local authorities have had their money slashed by up to 40%. The idea that they could invest in courts and facilities is, I am afraid, pie in the sky. In a constituency such as mine, knife crime and gun crime are souring. I thank God for the basketball facilities we have at Ducketts Common and Finsbury Park