SlamBall

Hybrid sport, variant of basketball SlamBallSlamBall match showing a slam dunkCharacteristicsContactFullEquipmentBasketball, trampolines Professional SlamBall LeagueSportSlamBallFounded2000First season2002, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2023Folded2003, 2008, 2012, 2016No. of teams8CountriesUnited States, China, Australia, Portugal, IndiaLast championMobMost titlesMob (3)Broadcasters ESPN, CBS, Versus, Cartoon Network SIC K, SIC Radical Cuatro GXT, Italia 1 One HD Websitewww.slamballleague.com SlamBall is a hybrid sport combining elements from basketball, American football, hockey, and gymnastics played with four trampolines in front of each net and boards around the court edge. While SlamBall is based on basketball, it is a contact sport, with blocks, collisions and rough physical play as part of the game, similar to elements of American football and ice hockey. Professional SlamBall games currently air on television for ESPN and stream on ESPN+. Previously, they aired on television with Spike TV for two seasons in 2002–2003, and the POWERade SlamBall Challenge was aired on CSTV (now CBS Sports Network) in 2007. SlamBall returned in August 2008, airing on Versus (now NBC Sports Network) and