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Lifetime 52" Shatter Guard Portable Basketball Hoop
4.3 out of 5 stars
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303 ratings301 reviews
  1. 5 stars67% (203)
  2. 4 stars17% (52)
  3. 3 stars5% (16)
  4. 2 stars3% (10)
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Dec 30, 2013
PaulsReview
5 out of 5 stars review

Very nice basketball system for the price.

This is a very nice basketball system for the price and is the second one I purchased. The one I purchased about four years ago has held up well. I took my time to familiarize myself with the parts and installation instructions and did not find it difficult to assemble,

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May 29, 2012
Feedback
4 out of 5 stars review

Great basketball hoop

Bought this for my college age son. The only reason I didn't put 5 stars on the overall rating and quality is because of the lack of pre-drilled holes for the pads on the lower part of the backboard. It was a lot of work to assemble and the directions were pretty good. It helped to have 3 of us to do the final assembly steps. Took 2 people to hold the backboard while my son connected it to the pole. The large backboard is terrific and the mechanism for raising/lowering it works well. If my son wasn't as mechanically capable, it would have taken longer to assemble it. As it was, it took about 3.5 hours overall. Worth it in the long run and this is far better quality than the previous one he had.

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May 1, 2024
JG
1 out of 5 stars review

Engineering flaw in sections 1.2 & 1.3 of manual

Everything about the set up was easy and self explanatory, except for sections 1.2 & 1.3. They assume that the screw holes to the poles will line up when you push them together and we were lucky enough for this to happen on 1.3, but on 1.2 the screw holes did not line up and the poles became stuck in a position that made it impossible to pull them apart. Since these holes didn't line up, we can't secure the backboard frame to the pole. I repair hot tubs for a living, so I'm pretty mechanically inclined and this is a major design flaw that should have been addressed. I called their customer service number and their solution was to drop the poles on the ground several times and the vibration should cause them to loosen. This didn't work!!! We can't take it back to our local Sam's Club, because we bought it online and we can't ship it back, because the poles are stuck together. If you can get past sections 1.2 and 1.3 you're in the clear, but if not you have a $429 basketball hoop that's sitting unusable in your backyard!!!

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reply from LifetimeProducts

We apologize about the frustration with the assembly of your new basketball hoop. Regarding sections 1.2 and 1.3, we apologize for any frustration caused by the screw hole alignment. We understand your concern and want to clarify that in step 1.2, the screw is intended to keep the holes lined up before seating the poles together. We appreciate your feedback and will consider it for future improvements to our assembly instructions. As for the issue with the poles becoming stuck and the inability to separate them, we're sorry to hear about your trouble. We do have one method that has proven successful in separating the poles, which you can find in this video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WNdppuh7F8. We hope this solution helps resolve the situation. If you have any further questions, please reach out to us at reviews@lifetime.com.

Feb 19, 2026
Tanman
5 out of 5 stars review

Easy to assemble

Bought for my child and after 1 year, still looks new!

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Jun 6, 2011
Glennc
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice product

Even with 2 people, it took approx. 3-4 hrs to set up. Love the sliding height adjustment, very easy to do. Kids love it.

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Dec 27, 2009
foursons
5 out of 5 stars review

52 Lifetime Basketball System

My 14 year old son and I spent about 4 hours to assemble, no trips to the hardware store it was all there but you need a few wenches, sockets and a drill for a few of the self tapping screws. Otherwise it is fairly straight forward assembly.

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Apr 28, 2011
Kathych
5 out of 5 stars review

52" Portable Basketball System

We were very pleased with our order and it came on time for my daughters birthday. The box was Not torn or pieces missing. The directions were a little hard to understand, but all in all we got it together. Thank you

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Feb 11, 2016
MrGilmore
3 out of 5 stars review

Great Hoops... for indoors

I work at a school. We purchased 4 of these hoops. We have 2 inside and 2 outside. They all get LOTS of use. The ones inside have held up wonderfully. Unfortunately, filling the bases with water did not provide enough support to keep the hoops on the ground with the heavy winds we get in the Colorado foothills. The wind has blown them over several times destroying the rims. We are getting new rims and filling the bases with sand. Hopefully, that will help.

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Oct 23, 2018
DGTexas
5 out of 5 stars review

Best basketball hoop

Bought for our son 13 th bday already played with. He loves it. Easy ease to lower the hoop up and down. Would like to see this on flag pole. Did a lot of research before buying this was the best deal. Had some issue with delivery had to wait extra week but if I had check it was in a small box probably could have picked up instead of waiting for delivery. No manufacture issues as yet probably won’t forsee any in the near future. Read a lot reviews got a lot of good tips before buying. Great Tip use a large gallon water bottle to fill with gravel, sand or water. We use 3/8 gravel very sturdy it’s not going anywhere. If we are not using the hoop we lower the hoop easily. Easy installation following it step by step 2 to 3 hrs with minimal help.

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Jun 26, 2020
Chrisgamer
4 out of 5 stars review

great product

this system is a very high quality system that was fairly easy to set up and use. the only problem with it thats keeping it from being 5 stars for me is honestly the net isnt that great but besides that like i said it is a very good and hugh quality system

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