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Thursday, February 7, 2019

10th Anniversary of the Basketball Courts Blog

Ten years (and one day) ago, this blog debuted with this post. Over the past decade, I (with help from guest-contributor extraordinaire Matt Rachmiel and others) have posted 222 entries. These have received 176,879 pageviews.

For a decade, we've been discussing matters such as painted-in vs. empty keys (discussed in the debut post); using different shades of shellac for different areas of the floor; huge center-court logos (mainly on college floors); state-shape logos at center court (at state universities); city skyline images on courts; and even scenic court motifs such as the beach or a forest.

What innovations will the next ten years bring? I have no idea, but whatever new trends emerge, we'll be here to cover them!

Friday, February 1, 2019

2019 NBA All-Star Game Court

Via the usual sources, a photo of the court for this year's NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte has been released. This Twitter thread of messages contains the court, would-be designers' alternative versions, past Charlotte Hornets floors, and past NBA All-Star Game floors.