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basketbadle — the daily basketball guessing game

Six free basketball puzzles, refreshed every day at midnight US Eastern Time — the same set for every player worldwide, no account needed. Solve each one in as few guesses as you can.

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The six game modes

🏀 Guess the Player

Name the mystery player; every guess reveals matching attributes like team, conference, position, age and height.

▦ Hoop Grid

Fill a 3×3 grid where each cell crosses two categories — a team and an achievement, nationality or position. Rarer answers score better.

↪ Career Trail

Identify a player from their career journey, one team at a time. Solve it in as few reveals as possible.

🏟 Arena Spotter

Recognise a basketball arena from a single photo — from unmistakable cathedrals of the sport to the quietly iconic.

⚑ Starting Five

Deduce the team from its starting lineup, shown only as flags, jersey numbers and positions — no names.

◎ Odd One Out

Three players share a hidden trait and one doesn't. Work out the connection, then spot the impostor.

Basketball guides & features

Beyond the games, the basketbadle blog publishes in-depth basketball content: strategy guides for every mode, player lists and profiles, deep dives into the world's great arenas, league explainers and the stories behind famous trades. A few places to start:

Strategy How to Win Guess the Player A complete strategy guide to reading the attribute tiles and arrows to solve in fewer guesses. Arenas Madison Square Garden A guide to the world's most famous arena and its place in basketball history. Players The Greatest Shooters Ever From Larry Bird to Stephen Curry — the marksmen who rewrote the record books. League How the NBA Draft Works The lottery, two rounds, and the mechanics that shape every franchise's future. History The Biggest NBA Trades Ever The blockbuster deals that redrew the league — and how they turned out. Trivia Iconic Jersey Numbers From 23 to 0 — the numbers that became identities and the players who own them.

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What is basketbadle?

basketbadle is a free daily basketball game built around the things a real fan notices. A single player has a team, a conference, a position, an age, a height, a nationality, a career journey and a place in a starting five — so we built six distinct daily puzzles around all of those angles. Every day brings a fresh set, centred on the NBA plus notable arenas and players from the wider basketball world.

The puzzles are the same for everyone on a given day, so you can compare your result with friends. Your streaks and stats are stored privately on your own device — there's no account to create and no personal data to hand over. Read more about basketbadle, learn the rules on How to Play, sharpen up with the Strategy Guide, or browse common questions in the FAQ.