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Lifetime 52" Shatter Guard Portable Basketball Hoop
4.3 out of 5 stars
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305 ratings303 reviews
  1. 5 stars67% (205)
  2. 4 stars17% (52)
  3. 3 stars5% (16)
  4. 2 stars3% (10)
  5. 1 star7% (22)

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Aug 23, 2025
Reviewer name: Islandgirl1
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Sturdy hoop with easily adjustable arm

We bought the hoop for our kids to shoot around in the driveway. It's super sturdy and the larger backboard helps avoid too many stray balls. With the kids being different heights the easy to use action grip handle to adjust hoops height is brilliant. Only improvement I would suggest is providing better assembly instructions.

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Feb 19, 2019
Reviewer name: James
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

52 inch Lifetime goal is great purchase!

The basketball goal is great. Assembly is a little problematic because the goal is unwieldy. Refer to instructions continually and follow "exactly". Having a pair of saw horses, on which to place the goal, is almost a must! NOTE: Each basketball goal assembly section is associated with it's own "bag" of parts. Do no intermingle parts in bags. Open and use one bag at a time.

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Jun 25, 2019
Reviewer name: Sakura143
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Time to slam dunk!

The package arrived safely and fast. I’m glad I was able to get this on sale! I paid Iassemble Anything to assemble it since I had great experience with them previously. It came out really nicely and sturdy. I end up filling it with water since I didn’t have sand at the moment. Also, it is easy to adjust the height of the rim. Highly recommend.

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Jun 22, 2020
Reviewer name: gdiana
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Poorly made.

I bought this about a month ago now, and my kids love playing with it. However, I'm not sure how long it will last. We purchased this and then assembled it the same day. While assembling it we found that the base is extremely flimsy. We worried if and how long it will actually support the pole and hoop. We figured that perhaps once it was filled it would work better but it did not. When we stood it upright, the base cracked! While we were filling it, we noticed that it was already broken and had additional holes in it where the water leaked out. It is not sealed tight! So now in order to use this basketball hoop, we have to keep a bag of sand on top of it to keep it from falling over and I'm not sure how long it will last. I only keep it up because my kids love it so.

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Oh no! We're so sorry to hear that your base came damaged. Replacement parts are available and can be ordered through our Customer Service Department. Our Customer Service Team can be reached at 800-225-3865 opt. 1 or by email at customercare@lifetime.com. Customer Service hours are Monday-Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (MT).

May 18, 2018
Reviewer name: Kara
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great customer service

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought the Action Grip Portable Basketball System. During the assembly we needed a replacement bolt. I called the company (800 # listed on the front of the assembly instructions - genius!). It was easy to get through to a live person and they were happy to send a replacement part free of charge and it came in a few days (sooner than they told me it would). Also once we put it up we found a few untied knots in the net that we couldn't retie. I called CS again and same story - happy tos send a replacement net at no charge. Lastly the product was reasonably priced and very good quality.

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Sep 23, 2015
Reviewer name: Elaine
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Assembly isn't a 1-2 man job

Great product after we finally got it assembled. Two bolts broke delaying set up until a quick trip to the hardware store. They were the two bolts connecting the rim through the backboard to the pole. Bolts twisted off before they got tight. Another challenge is that the assembly instructions never indicated what the best position for the pole and backboard assembly should be in to complete a specific step. Despite the issues it is a very good product and lots of fun for the granddaughter.

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Jan 2, 2012
Reviewer name: TRads
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Very good basketball system.

Purchased this portable & adjustable height basketball system for my two grandsons for a Christmas Gift. The entire system came packaged in one sale-contained box. It was shipped to the Wal-Mart Store closet to my residence. It was delivered ON-TIME! Also, a text message was sent to my cell phone informing me that the system was delivered. It was easy to set-up. You need the assistance of another person for a few of the tasks. All-in-all in was well worth the cost. Wal-Mart did an outstanding job throughout the entire on-line ordering and delivery procedure.

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Jan 5, 2010
Reviewer name: kdscottolson
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Very Pleased!

We purchased this basketball hoop as a Christmas present for our kids. My husband had no difficulties in assembling the unit and once we added the sand, it is very sturdy. The height adjustment is great and moves easily and smoothly. Our entire family is having fun with it and friends that have come over too!

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May 31, 2019
Reviewer name: Satisfied
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Good product, instructions are pretty basic, easy to put together, make sure you have a partner for the lifting. The only thing I had to custom was to shave some of the powder coat off the big bolt holes with a drill and cut a piece off the plastic stopper for height adjustment so that it can reach the full 10ft. But all in all, so far so good.

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Sep 19, 2017
Reviewer name: PS77
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Painful to Pulling Hair Out

Thankfully I have not much hair! Needless to say, the product is very heavy and large. Handling alone was a pain. Assembly of the product took days. Directions are not exactly straight-forward to follow. The parts were not labeled either. Used best guess and pictures shown to match the parts while assembling. This caused days of re-work (since I was building it alone). Also, some of the parts (screws) that came with the product did not fit in the opening that was created for them. I had to make 3 Home Depot runs for replacement parts rather than wait week + for them to arrive. If you end up buying this product and find that the parts are not labeled, suggest you return it. Otherwise it'll only cause more headache while putting it together. With exception of screwing nuts and bolts the product takes at least 2 fully grown people, if not 3 to handle it. Buy and Build at your own risk. Best to buy an in ground system.

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We do our best to make our products as easy to work with as possible, but sometimes it's still difficult. We have basketball experts available to help with assembly questions. You can contact them by phone at 1-800-225-3865, or by email at customercare@lifetime.com. They are open weekdays from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm mountain standard time and Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm mountain standard time.<br /><br />- Lifetime Reviews Team (reviews@lifetime.com)