It all began at Venice Beach, at the courts known as Hoopers Paradise, the home of West Coast Streetball.

Countless tourists, players and global citizens from around the world were captured by the experience of the Venice Basketball League, and the most common question became “how can I bring this atmosphere to my city!” After a lifetime dedication to renovating courts and building hoops from any and everything, the founders of Veniceball and more than 200 crowd-funders scraped together enough to purchase a 40’ yellow school bus, put some hoops on it and began to share it with communities across the country!

Months later, the basketball world was shocked by Kobe’s passing, and the original bus became dedicated to his legacy. The 30’ rooftop Kobe mural no longer remains, but the ceiling collaged with hundreds of the the Bean’s most iconic shots stays up to this day, paying homage. Tens of thousands of Mamba fans came together in LA and poured their energy into the bus. This first artistic collaboration sprouted new wings for the potential of Hoopbus, showing it’s power to inspire others. From then on, the bus became a vehicle of change. From a nationwide tour amplifying the Black Lives Matter movement, to social justice campaigns with the Michelle Obama Foundation, to climate protests, the Hoopbus has remained dedicated to translating differences through the simple connective powers of a communal basketball rim.

Today we’ve grown to a fleet of 4 Hoopbuses spread out across the country, and are continuing to bring basketball to where it’s needed most, and reaching unexpected places to spread the love of the game.