HOOP DREAM: Brothers Hendrick, 11, and Roland, 12, take their shots on rim newly outfitted with net by Brian McCann in Long Island City. (Photos/Rachael Robertson)

The sound of a “swoosh” is music to the ears of basketball players.

But it’s a rare note to hear on New York City park courts, where nets are not standard equipment.

Rachael Robertson has this audio report about one man taking court upgrades into his own hands.