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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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