# SlamBall!!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamball/160066
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 9, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamball/160066 "2003-03-09T08:55:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamball/160066/1 "2003-03-09T08:55:59Z")
I caught this on TV tonight for the first time, has anyone else seen it? Basically,Slamball is basketball with a series of 4 trampolines built into the court in front of the basket. Players bounce of of them to block shots and reach hights of air that Kobe, Shaq and MJ can ony dream of. It’s really quite entertaining. What do you think?
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### Author:  [@NBIT33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NBIT33)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamball/160066/2 "2003-03-09T09:08:43Z")
Cool game but I can’t figure out how they don’t get their ankles caught & broken between the engaged tramp and the bordering mat.
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### Author:  [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamball/160066/3 "2003-03-09T19:45:20Z")
I kind of enjoy watching it, I’ve caught it a few times. I don’t think I’ve seen a whole game, though, it might get a bit tedious. The blocked shots can be just amazing, it does beg the question of how these guys don’t leave the game in an ambulance.
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### Author:  [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamball/160066/4 "2003-03-10T14:10:13Z")
A previous Slamball thread can be found [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=150485&highlight=slamball)