Lifetime Portable Basketball Hoop 48-Inch Shatterproof Speed Shift Adjustment Slam-It Rim Model 51550

I ordered this as a gift for my nephew's kids and they were so excited about it but unfortunately it was delivered damaged. This hoop ships in the original manufacturer's packaging with no additional Walmart box or padding, it traveled a long distance to me (I'm in SoCal) and the shippers didn't handle it carefully. I've attached a photo so you can see the packaging it ships in and how it arrived-- one end of it was still tightly bundled and pristine, the other was bulging as though it'd been dropped from a significant height (maybe off the back of a truck?). This is a very tall hoop which needs to have all parts intact otherwise it's a safety hazard for the kids that play underneath it. Last thing I wanted was for my nephew's kids to be crushed if this thing toppled over on them, so I immediately called Walmart to initiate a return. The kids were really bummed, so we drove them to a local sporting goods store to buy a new one because no local Walmart had any of these in stock.The salesperson there agreed with our decision and said it would've been dangerous to install the one that had been delivered damaged, the supporting parts might have been compromised in a way that wasn't obvious and the hoop could've fallen. I think if Walmart is going to sell something like this, they should invest in some boxes and padding and ship them securely protected

I’m very happy with this hoop. We’ve been playing with it for about a month now and it’s great. I did my research and looked all the reviews possible and prices. Everyone was right about that is hard to assemble, I had all the tools necessary and still was a challenge, but I understand why and if you do it correctly it’ll work fine. Instructions need a little bit of improvement too. Other than that is a good quality product for the price. And don’t forget fill the base with sand NOT water

We bought this for my daughter as birthday gift. She had been asking for a basketball goal for some time, but I really didn't want to permanently mount one on a pole along the driveway, or above the garage on the house. This was the perfect solution. The shipment arrived on time, and in good condition. We unboxed everything, and began assembling it. The assembly app that we downloaded made assembly so much easier than using the paper instruction manual. I recommend it highly! We did use the manual for hardware reference, but having the ability to zoom and rotate the images gave us multiple views and perspectives that you just cannot get in a printed manual. Plus it gives you the option to play each step over as many times as needed, so that you can make sure that you are performing each step properly. It said on the box that it would take 2 people approximately 3 hours to completely assemble the hoop system. It took us right at 3 hours. Perhaps you can do it in less time, but we are both pretty thorough, and we checked each step to make sure we didn't make any assembly mistakes. The tools we used were a phillips screwdriver, an adjustable wrench, a set of standard sockets, and a socket driver. We also used a block of wood and a rubber mallet when putting the sections of the pole together. We also filled the base with water and a small amount of chlorine bleach vs sand. We plan to empty it before it gets cold enough to freeze so that we can store the goal in the garage during winter. The operation of raising and lowering the hoop and backboard is very simple, and so far the system seems to be very sturdy. We have had many fun games of horse, and my daughter and I can get outside, and enjoy some one on one. It has a 5 year warranty in case anything goes wrong. Lifetime is a great company, and they seem to stand behind their products. Overall, this has been a great addition to our home. Another reason to get outside, and get some exercise, while boding with the family. We look forward to many great years of use.

This is a fairly well basketball hoop, the assembly overall took me 5+ hours to complete, the images in the instructions are tiny a difficult to make out, there are hundreds of small parts, screws and pieces to put together. Each package is clearly marked with three letter code that is is also mentioned in the instruction steps. At the end we were missing a few screws to completely finish the assembly. In addition I placed three 50 pound bags with sand for stability. Overall I'm happy with the way the product is built and kids enjoy playing basketball.

This is a really nice basketball system. Not the best of directions but if you take your time it's not too bad. Love the ease of raising it from 8' to 10'. You can not go wrong for the price. When completed it looks like systems that cost hundreds of dollars more.

assembly is a pain but once done its amazing. package says 3 hours to assemble, i took 1 whole days with breaks to complete with limited help. some of the instructions are missing in the document, so have to refer YouTube or use some logic/brain. also you need a lot more tools handy to assemble. only 4 stars as the instructions was no accurate plus i think the manufacturer could do a little better to make the assembly better.

After three and a half hours we finally got the goal together and realized some of it was wrong and had to redo it. There are no words in the instructions.....only pictures. I had a neighbor man that was going to help me and after looking at the Manuel he said he couldn't. I hired a retired maintenance man because he had worked at a school and figured he had done these before. He said it was the hardest thing he had ever put together. The goal itself is very nice but so so hard to assemble.

Great value. This basketball goal is built from quality materials. A couple steps are a little tricky. So just make sure to pay close attention or you’ll wind up have to redo a couple steps. Plays great and is perfect size for our driveway.

The review is not about the hoop is about walmart They send a and used and damaged package. Inside the product was also damaged. Why? Still can’t answer if I purchased a new product

I looked at alot of B-Ball sets and settled on this one simply because it said N.B.A Certified. Which shoul be N.ot B.asketball A.ctually Certified I read alot of reviews for most of them. And the ones that seemed worst seemed to all be because of directions. With most complaining about directions This one was No different It took 5 to 6 hours to set up And was not finished correctly due to the fact that 1 or 2 parts came from the very beginning. So I'd have to completely take it apart and start all over. (NO THX) and I'm not particularly happy about the construction of this set. A few places where its just,,,,(screws into plastic) that you can already tell ahead of time that they are just gonna pull/strip right out. Most people are just looking fot the cheapest one. And I thought paying a little bit more wouldve meant a little better construction but thats not the case. And they offered to put it together for another $180. But i couldn't justify paying almost $200 to put together a $200 item. when i could've probably spent $400 for a better set. And people dont buy cheap stuff off of Walmart for quality They buy cheap stuff off of Walmart because most people cant afford it. And we get cheap crap for being cheap. If you are not a mechanic... And cannot rebuild a Twin turbo V10 Engine out of a Lamborghini..... Theres a good chance you can not put this together either...! 😆 This is another case of read,,read..And reread the directions And can hopefully build things from pictures,,,, or can read the Inventors mind from another continent . Because there's also times where there's No instructions and just a pic. And times where theres no instructions or pics ....And you have extra parts and have to guess where it would go. If you have the money pay for it to be put together. Then ultimately when it falls apart you can blame them and get another. If I could go back I'd do that..!! I would've 100% have done that..! And save myself 6 hours of Insanity....And have someone else to blame it on when it comes apart..! And be able to return it or get a refund. The set at a glance seems nice The extension of the height is nice (If you can figure out to use it) But more importantly are able to put it together. after completing the set i had to go back again and rebuild most of it.