Sports - Los Angeles, California, United States
SlamBall is a global sports league that began as a napkin-sketch concept, brought to life by league founder Mason Gordon in a warehouse in east Los Angeles in 1999. SlamBall combines the very best elements of Basketball, Football, and Hockey, utilizing high impact trampolines to propel athletes over 15 feet in the air. It was initially popularized through multiple televised seasons of SlamBall airing on SpikeTV in the early 2000's. Today, there 7 full-time SlamBall facilities as well as 32 college teams competing in SlamBall asia, along with a new resurgence of SlamBall in North America via renewed television interest paired with a social media presence of over 1.6m followers. SlamBall is quickly becoming 'The Official Sport of The Internet", with bone crushing hits, high-flying action, and non-stop action pace aligning perfectly with a new generation of sports consumers who demand more!