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Steven Julian III’s defense gives Wrath a promising SlamBall weapon

Steven Julian III’s fastest path in SlamBall may be defense, not dunks. Wrath’s gunner brings a college-tested read on space to a 96-by-64 game built for instant chaos.

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Steven Julian III’s defense gives Wrath a promising SlamBall weapon

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Slamball rules define legal contact, keep chaos controlled

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SlamBall roster page reveals handlers and gunners across the league

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SlamBall’s month-long season turns every game into a playoff race

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Mason Gordon oral history reveals SlamBall's origins and design vision

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SlamBall builds its own dunk glossary to define aerial plays

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How SlamBall found a niche in China beyond the U.S. spotlight

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Terrell Howard’s multi-sport background fits SlamBall’s fast pace

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Mob extend unbeaten SlamBall start to eight games, stay on top

Four more wins pushed the Mob to 8-0 and widened the gap, with Darius Clark torching foes and Buzzsaw still looking like the closest thing to an answer.

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Slamball rules define legal contact, keep chaos controlled

SlamBall’s real edge is not dunks but legal violence. Waist-to-neck hits are fair game, while wraps and low blows turn the play into a foul.

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Mason Gordon oral history reveals SlamBall's origins and design vision

Mason Gordon's oral history pins SlamBall to East Los Angeles, not myth. It also shows the league was designed as a hybrid sport from the start, with trampolines as the engine.

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SlamBall revisits its first televised game, Mob vs. Diablos matchup

SlamBall has put its first TV game back in circulation, using Mob vs. Diablos to show how the sport’s trampoline speed and contact first translated to television.

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SlamBall builds its own dunk glossary to define aerial plays

SlamBall's dunk directory teaches fans how to read the sport, turning aerial highlights into a language that matches its springbed-built court.

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How SlamBall found a niche in China beyond the U.S. spotlight

China kept SlamBall alive when the U.S. spotlight faded, turning university programs, TV ambitions and two Mob titles into the bridge to today’s relaunch.

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SlamBall’s month-long season turns every game into a playoff race

Eight teams, one month, no cushion: SlamBall’s compressed calendar makes every win move the playoff line and every loss feel immediate.

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SlamBall's unique slang reveals the sport's airborne rulebook

SlamBall’s jargon is more than flavor. It is the language of a sport that lives on springbeds, resets on the Island, and measures greatness in the air.

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SlamBall roster page reveals handlers and gunners across the league

Adam Stanford and Justin Holmes are the clearest roster cues yet: one handler, one gunner, both built for a sport that rewards size, lift and contact.

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SlamBall playoff plan adds dunk contest and $15 tickets

SlamBall’s playoff push paired $15 general admission at The Pavilion with a dunk contest, aiming to turn eight-team postseason games into a louder Las Vegas event.

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Undefeated Mob face Lava in SlamBall title defense semifinals

The Mob entered semifinal night 16-0 and had already beaten Lava 47-32, but Cam Hollins’ ankle injury was the opening Lava needed to dream.

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Mob Caps Perfect 18-0 SlamBall Season With Championship Win

The Mob turned SlamBall’s comeback year into a landmark, rolling to 18 straight wins and a title night that ended 72-42 over the Slashers.

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Terrell Howard’s multi-sport background fits SlamBall’s fast pace

Terrell Howard’s path from Louisville Western to Jefferson Community College maps cleanly onto SlamBall’s #00 handler role, where speed, contact balance, and quick reads decide possessions.

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Buzzsaw rally past Lava, snap Slashers streak to reach 6-2

Jamaal Barnes Jr. powered a 32-29 escape over Lava and a 50-41 rematch win over Slashers, lifting Buzzsaw to 6-2 and back into the Mob chase.

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Mob extend unbeaten streak to 10 with dominant SlamBall doubleheader

The Mob ripped through two more games, outscoring the Buzzsaw and Slashers 70-31 after halftime and pushing their unbeaten start to 10.

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Ty McGee wins SlamBall Offensive Player of the Year after league-leading scoring binge

Ty McGee didn't just win offensive player of the year. He separated from the league at 26.9 points per game, with no other SlamBall scorer even reaching 20.

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Jelani Janisse brings SlamBall legacy and leadership to the Gryphons

Jelani Janisse gives the Gryphons a coach who won SlamBall’s first title and league MVP, then built a roster packed with speed, size and two-way specialists.

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Inside SlamBall’s engineered court, walls, springs and safety gear

SlamBall’s court is the sport: 96 by 64 feet, springbeds that launch players 20 feet, walls and pads that turn collisions into highlights.

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Buzzsaw takes Tyquan Scott second overall in SlamBall draft

Buzzsaw used the No. 2 pick on Tyquan Scott, a 6-foot-7 stopper who answered with 10 stops in a 60-34 win over Ozone.

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Paxton Henry's track jumping background boosts Lava's SlamBall upside

Paxton Henry brings a four-year jumping base to Lava’s handler spot, and his WAC peak hints at the air-born upside SlamBall rewards.

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Rumble vs Mob sets the tone for SlamBall's 2023 comeback

Rumble vs Mob is the fastest entry point into SlamBall, then Mob vs Buzzsaw and the playoff games reveal the sport’s scoring swings, hits, and star finishes.

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Mason Gordon sketched SlamBall on a napkin before building it in a warehouse

Mason Gordon turned a napkin sketch into a warehouse-built sport that fused trampolines, collisions, and TV pace into SlamBall’s durable formula.

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How SlamBall’s Island shapes spacing, timing and scoring chances

SlamBall’s Island is the sport’s hidden engine, turning spacing, timing and live substitutions into real scoring value.

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Ty McGee's scoring and football toughness make Wrath dangerous

Ty McGee gives Wrath a bruising scorer who can punish space, absorb contact, and swing momentum. His 43-point mark, award nod, and 65-point all-around burst show why he changes matchups.

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Lava’s balanced roster powers late surge into SlamBall playoffs

Lava’s seven-man mix turned a 0-5 start into the final playoff berth, with August 13 wins over Slashers and Buzzsaw sealing the surge.

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MOB's Gage Smith posts first triple-double in Slamball history

Gage Smith's 10-point, 11-stop, 16-recovery line powered MOB's 57-23 rout of Buzzsaw and the first triple-double in SlamBall history.

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Ken Carter’s Rumble legacy still defines SlamBall’s first championship

Ken Carter gave SlamBall’s first champion real authority, turning the Rumble from a novelty into a team with a discipline-first identity and lasting league credibility.

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Lumberjack Vincent Boumann brings size and power to Ozone in SlamBall

At 6-foot-9 and 285 pounds, Vincent Boumann gives Ozone a true interior eraser, forcing defenses to collapse before the ball even reaches the springbeds.

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MOB's balanced roster and dominant defense fuel unbeaten SlamBall run

MOB’s 18-0 run starts with fit, not flash: Horton runs it, Clark piles up points, and Smith turns defense into extra possessions.

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