George Hill

When I was a kid, you know, the Playskool plastic courts that were white backboard, blue base that you put water in and the rim was dunk breakaway. That was one of the first gifts that I actually remember - only because I broke it the first day I got it. So that sticks out in my head a lot. It's one of the best gifts I ever got as a child.

American Athlete

John Salley

In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team.

Mohamed Bamba

A 7-footer who hits a step-back jumper - that's a pretty unicorn-like thing. Or someone who blocks a shot off the top of the backboard, pushes it in transition, and finds a shooter in the corner - that's pretty unicorn-like.

Brad Stevens

It's so much fun to dream in your driveway. I had an old wooden backboard in my driveway. That's where my friends and I hung out.

American Coach

Pat Connaughton

The tap of the backboard, that's a lot of body control, I've gotta be hanging in the air for a quite a bit of time.

American Basketball Player

Baron Davis

A 'wedgie' is exactly what you think it is. It's the ball getting stuck between the basket and the backboard.

Used specifically to refer to basketball equipment, often seen in sports contexts.

Basketball Essential

A strategic move in basketball where players use the backboard to make shots.

Scoring Technique

Slang for forcefully dunking the ball against the backboard in basketball.

Backboard Slam

Implies a functional role in providing firmness or stability to an item.

Support Structure

Often placed behind other objects or surfaces, not usually visible.

Behind Other Objects

Associated with urgent medical situations and first responders.

Emergency Use

Highlights its critical use in preventing movement and further injury to the spine.