Sports World Celebrates the Highly-Anticipated Return of SlamBall

After last being seen treating fans to high-flying incredible dunks back in 2016, SlamBall—the 4-on-4 version of basketball played on trampolines—had fans buzzing with excitement on Friday night.

The games, which consist of five-minute quarters, reward teams with three points on dunks while shots converted outside the trampoline area are also worth three points. Players can attain a four-point basket if they successfully hit a shot from behind the arc.

The full-contact, fast-paced action commenced with the Rumble Squad squaring off against the MOB Squad on Friday. The season will conclude with two semifinal games on Aug. 15 and a championship game on Aug. 17.

The MOB’s Darius Clark electrified the Vegas and ESPN audience with a monstrous dunk over Rumble’s stopper Bakari Copeland early in the action.

Welcome back, SlamBall 😤

(via @SportsCenter)pic.twitter.com/0JoS2wdNCp
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 21, 2023

If the buzz on social media is any early indication, the SlamBall partnership with ESPN is going to be a smashing success.

The return of the league elicited some fantastic responses, including one from two-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes and Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson.

Slamball at all star weekend? Lol
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) July 21, 2023

Man i missed slamball!! 🤣🤣
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) July 21, 2023

Slamball into USWNT World Cup opener is my Barbenheimer https://t.co/jafsKZgYWv
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) July 21, 2023

Welcome back, SlamBall. pic.twitter.com/CvVgk3dj6n
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 21, 2023

aye SlamBall going NUTS 😭 https://t.co/VrnUU75MVG
— AusTheShooter™️ (@austheshooter) July 21, 2023

Slamball coming back is the best thing that has happened to this country in years.
— Scott Watkins (@scottwatkinsTU) July 21, 2023