Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city should be putting basketball nets up, not pulling them down.
Tory's comments follow a video that purports to show a city worker dismantling a net went viral.
In a tweet late Wednesday, Tory said the city should be encouraging kids to play, a message the mayor says he has delivered to parks staff.
The mayor followed up Thursday morning, tweeting that he has personally asked the recreation department to stop taking down nets at the end of the day.
Absolutely sickening display @cityoftoronto let the kids play!!! pic.twitter.com/myjsOvZEc0
— Mitch Robson (@_mitchrobson) June 26, 2019
Wednesday's short Twitter clip was posted by user Mitch Robson with the caption, ``Absolutely sickening display @cityofToronto let the kids play!''
It shows a young player dribbling a ball as the net comes down, then pans to a group of young players lamenting the hoop's removal.
BREAKING: The rim is back up and looking majestic at Phin Park, according to my sources. Let's hope it stays up past 6:00pm! @cityoftoronto #RimsUp pic.twitter.com/GdSBhHRSel
— Mitch Robson (@_mitchrobson) June 27, 2019