SlamBall, the early-2000s trampoline basketball phenomenon that's coming back, explained

Every millennial remembers staying up those late nights during the school week just to turn on SpikeTV and watch a bit of SlamBall.

For those of you who don’t remember, SlamBall was that weird — but fun — trampoline spot that somehow served as a cross between football and basketball.

It looked extremely dangerous, but let’s be honest. It’s every kid’s dream to jump off of a trampoline and dunk. SlamBall brought that dream to life in 2002 and 2003 before it shut down.

For those of you who might not be hip and wondering what in the world it is I’m talking about, here’s what that looks like.

We get some of our childhood back as SlamBall is making a comeback in July after a 20+ year absence pic.twitter.com/AqoXyw88Qg

— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 21, 2023

Wild, right? The sport shut down after 3 full seasons spread between 2002, 2003 and 2008. Now, it’s finally coming back.

Last year, SlamBall founder Mason Gordon told TMZ Sports the sport would be returning in the summer of 2023. It’s happening this July, according to Front Office Sports, with a six-week regular season and a one-week playoff in Las Vegas.

The question is how’d we get here? Let’s go over all of the details we know.