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Stephen and Ayesha Curry leaned down and helped lift a long section of rubber sport court — emblazoned with the words “CHANGE THE GAME FOR GOOD” — and click it into place. The final piece of a new basketball court.

The piece didn’t weigh much, but it still has been a heavy lift. When the Currys announced their Eat. Learn. Play. (ELP) foundation, in the summer of 2019, helping to refurbish neglected Oakland playgrounds and schoolyards was one of their goals.

But then the pandemic happened. Some things got put on hold. Other things, like helping to serve more than 17 million meals to families with food insecurity, were prioritized.

But on a sunny Saturday at Franklin Elementary in the San Antonio district of Oakland, a refurbished playground became a reality.

“It’s been something we’ve been trying to do for well over a year,” Ayesha said.

Through its partnership with the Oakland Unified School District, the foundation identified schools that needed help. Franklin, which has 580 students from pre-K through fifth grade, is one of the most diverse elementary schools in Oakland, with more than 30 languages and dialects spoken.

It also had a terribly rundown playground.

“When I first came here, I wondered, ‘How do kids even attempt to play here?’” said Stephen, who shot a video at the school last fall, announcing the project. “It was that beaten up.”