For basketball players, there is something special about hooping right near the water. We take a look at the some of the best basketball courts in the world that are on or near the beach. Check them out here!
You can at some of the best and most well-known outdoor courts in the world.
Continue reading “Top 10 Basketball Courts on the Beach”Looking for a place to hoop? Then you are in the right place. Welcome to Belgrade, Serbia the land of basketball. Welcome to the city where the winners are born. Welcome to the city of two fearless rivals, Crvena Zvezda and Partizan. Welcome to Kalemegdan, the cradle of Serbian basketball, and our featured “must hoop” basketball court.
If you are a baller looking for a ‘serious’ pickup game, then Siri Fort in New Delhi, India is just the perfect place for you.
Right next to the worldwide famous Muscle Beach and Gym in Los Angeles, California, are the legendary Venice Beach Basketball Courts, which is a “must hoop” streetball court.
It is said that the best pickup basketball in the city of Los Angeles can be found at these courts. They attract players of all ages and skill levels and the courts at Venice Beach are some of the most well-known in the U.S. and even the world.
Continue reading “Must Hoop : The Venice Beach Basketball Courts”There are basketball courts everywhere in the world, but there are a handful legendary with history going back 50-60 years and newer must play courts so memorable they have to be included. Courts of the World takes a shot at identifying the top 10 outdoor streetball basketball courts.
The outdoor basketball court. We have mapped over 35,000 of them, and you’ll find them in every city and town in America. You’ll find them all over the world, too. But, what makes a basketball court great?
If you have ever seen a mesmerizing overhead photo of a basketball court, chances are one of them were taken by award winning photographer Petra Leary. Courts of the World talks to the New Zealand born aerial photographer about her passion for photography, background in playing hoops herself, favorite photos, and her best cities to shoot down on.
You have so many different targets for your aerial photography, but you have focused mostly on basketball courts. Why the interest?
Yea, you’re totally right about that! I like to change things up every now and then and am always down to take photos of new subjects. But the courts (Especially the Basketball Courts) are for sure my favourite! I’ve been asked a few times why and what it is that draws me to them, and I keep thinking if there is something else to it, but I really just put it down to the symmetry and geometry that comes with them.
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