Basketball America

EDIT: THEY ARE ALL GONE!

Free basketballs, while they last! We will keep them out for you to grab - it’s a bittersweet day 😢

Our 5on5 champs from last night - and what an honor to be the last playoff champs to exit the building! 🏀🏀 🏀congrats guys!

Saturday May 2nd will be our last day open for business. Come in to say your farewells!
5/1 - open 1pm-10pm
5/2 - open 9am - 1pm

Lots of open gym time over our last couple weeks, including volleyball! We are also selling the last loot of some swag that we have, so get it while it lasts!

First and foremost, we want to thank all of you for the outpouring of love over the past few days since sharing our announcement. It is truly heartwarming to read all of your comments. With that….

Please join us for a Customer Appreciation Day as we celebrate 33 incredible years with this amazing community ❤️

📅 Sunday, April 26
⏰ 9am–3pm FREE open “Jim” basketball + volleyball
🏀 Contests, prizes, and lots of memories

After 3pm, regular open gym admission applies ($10/person).

For 33 years, this has been more than a gym—it’s been a home court for so many. We’re so grateful for every player, family, and friend who walked through our doors.

Come celebrate with us one more time 💙

After 33 incredible years, we are closing the doors of Basketball America — a place that has meant so much to so many in the Lake Orion and surrounding communities.

While he may have never claimed to be a basketball superstar, Jim did do something far more meaningful — he built a space where people could come together, compete, celebrate, and belong. Through basketball, volleyball, roller hockey, pickleball, birthday parties, open gyms, tournaments, and even a little wrestling along the way, Jim created something truly special.

For more than three decades, this wasn’t just a business — it was a second home —to him, to his family, and to our employees and customers. Open 9am to midnight, seven days a week for most of those years...and often even later. There were countless nights that stretched into early mornings, lights finally going out at 2am, only to start it all over again the next day. That’s not just dedication — that’s a lifetime poured into a community.

If you add it all up, that’s over 12,000 days, hundreds of thousands of hours, and immeasurable impact.

Jim also gave so much of himself as a coach, mentor, and steady presence for generations of kids and families. The lessons taught here went far beyond the court.

To our employees — past and present — thank you for your energy, your loyalty, and for helping bring this place to life every single day.

To our customers and families — thank you for trusting us with your time, your celebrations, and your memories.

And to the Lake Orion community — thank you for embracing Basketball America and making it what it became.

As Jim heads into a well-earned retirement, we celebrate everything that has been built here over the last 33 years. While this chapter is coming to a close, the memories, relationships, and impact will carry on far beyond these walls.

Thank you, Jim. Congratulations on an incredible run.

Our final day open for business will be May 2nd - more details to come soon!

Just gotta take a moment to say, GO GREEN!!
🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

We will be closing at 6pm today, March 18th for a private party!

We will be closing at 6pm this Sunday, February 8th.
Enjoy the game! 🏈