Philadelphia Clamping Down On People Playing Basketball By Taking Down Rims

Matt Petrillo reports.

MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE OTHER ALSOOUTLAWS ON LINE RENTALSTHROUGH COMPANIES LIKE AIR BAND B.STAY AT HOME ORDERS HAVEESSENTIALLY HALTED RECREATIONOF MOST KIND INCLUDING PICK UPBASKETBALL GAMES ACROSS OURAREA BUT WE FOUND PEOPLEIGNORING THAT ORDER."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO EXPLAINS THAT ISA BIG CONCERN.REPORTER: WITH SO MANYPEOPLE OUT OF THE JOB AND WITHSCHOOL CLOSED AND A STAY ATHOME ORDER, THERE ARE SOMEPEOPLE THAT STILL THINK IT ISOKAY TO BE PLAYING BASKETBALL.THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING HEREAT EAST POPLAR PARK.THERE HAS BEEN MOREACTIVITY THERE THEN EVEN ONOTHER DAYS.REPORTER: ONLY TIMECHRISTIAN HELEN LEAVES HISEAST POPLAR HOME TOYS WALK HISDOG BUT NEARBY EIGHTH ANDROUND STREETS HE SEES PEOPLEGATHERING FOR ALL SORTS OF THEACTIVITIES.PICK UP BASKETBALL GAMES,TENNIS, TENNIS MATCHES, SOCCERGAMES, YOU NAME IT, IT ISLITERALLY EVERYTHING.REPORTER: EAST POPLAR ISNOT ALONE, JUST LAST WEEK THISPHOTO PROVIDED BY COUNCILMEMBER CHERYL PARKER SHOWSPEOPLE SHOOTING HOOPS AT THEFINALLY RECOLLECT CENTER NEARWEST -- OWE REC CENTER.STAY AT HOME PRACTICESOCIAL DISTANCING.REPORTER: PARKER HAS HADRIMS REMOVED AT FINALLY ANDOVER LAST SEVERAL WEEKS THECITY PARK AND REC DEPARTMENTHAS TAKEN DOWN RIMS FROM MORETHAN 50 OUTSIDE BASKETBALLCOURTS ALL OVER THE CITY.GROCERY STORE WORKERS,POLICE, FIRE, MEDIC UNITS,EMTS, EVERYBODY OUT, DOCTORS,NURSES DOING THEIR BEST TOHELP PHILADELPHIANS DURINGTHIS TIME.WE AS CITIZENS MUST DO WHAT WEHAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ANDTHAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER.WE CAN DO THAT, MATT.STAY HOME, ONLY GO OUT IF ITIS EXTREMELY NECESSARY ANDWHEN YOU ARE OUT, MAKE SUREYOU ADHERE TO STRICT SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES BECAUSEOUR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.REPORTER: MEANTIME CITYOFFICIALS TELL US AT 30 MORESITES ACROSS THE CITY, RIMS