Hoop dreams: how basketball helps Filipinos bounce back – in pictures
Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines. In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013, which left more than 6,000 dead and many more homeless, basketball hoops were some of the first things to be repaired and rebuilt amongst the rubble. Here Chris McGrath from Getty Images gives an insight into the country's passion for the game.
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A basketball hoop in Santa Fe, Leyte province.
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A makeshift hoop in Tacloban, Leyte.
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A boy plays next to the sea in Tacloban, Leyte.
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A hoop improvised among the laundry in Tacloban.
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A boy plays outside a house in Tanauan, Leyte.
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A basketball hoop in Palo, Leyte.
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Two boys play basketball in Tacloban, Leyte.
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Children play under a damaged basketball hoop in Tacloban, Leyte.
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Boys play basketball in Tacloban. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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A basketball hoop outside a UNHCR relief station in Palo, Leyte.
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A flooded basketball court in Tanauan, Leyte.
