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    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » CityScape » Readers Pick

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
    Central Park

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2013
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2013 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
    Central Park

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2012
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
    Candler Park (Featured)

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2011
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
    Candler Park (Featured)

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2010
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
    Candler Park (Featured)

    Runner-up: Hammond Park


    705 Hammond Drive N.E., Sandy Springs, 404-303-6176, www.allaboutsandysprings.com

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Run & Shoot Athletic Center

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2000
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Consumer Culture » Readers Pick
    Chastain Park
    You’re inside a dimly-lit gymnasium, as you and a person you’ve never met press up against each other, both covered in sweat, both trying to grab the basketball. You think about how good your opponent is, and you know he must have played basketball somewhere in college, but you don’t ask. You justmore...
    You’re inside a dimly-lit gymnasium, as you and a person you’ve never met press up against each other, both covered in sweat, both trying to grab the basketball. You think about how good your opponent is, and you know he must have played basketball somewhere in college, but you don’t ask. You just grab the ball, spin and shoot it, and watch it get swatted into the stands. But you’ll be back tomorrow night to get another run in. And so will he. less...

    Best Public Basketball Court BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2000
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Consumer Culture » Critics Pick
    Run N’ Shoot Athletic Center (Permanently Closed)
    Ever since White Men Can’t Jump romanticized pick-up basketball, playing ball with a potpourri of doctors, students and homeless men has become an acceptable way to get in shape. In Atlanta, look no further than the Run ‘N Shoot Athletic Center, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with seven gorgeousmore...
    Ever since White Men Can’t Jump romanticized pick-up basketball, playing ball with a potpourri of doctors, students and homeless men has become an acceptable way to get in shape. In Atlanta, look no further than the Run ‘N Shoot Athletic Center, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with seven gorgeous courts, all with glass backboards and breakaway rims. A one-day pass will run you $6, and don’t be afraid to stay as long as you like — they even have an in-house barbershop. less...

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