The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Russell Brands recalled the Spalding Momentous EZ Assembly Portable Basketball Goals because of an impact injury hazard.
Welds in the arm attaching the backboard to the pole could fail and cause the backboard to fall, posing an impact injury hazard to consumers. There have been 26 reports of weld failures, including three backboards separating from the pole. One injury involved the backboard hitting a consumer on the shoulder/upper torso, and another involved a consumer hit on the head.
According to the CPSC, about 13,400 units were sold in the U.S. and 62 in Canada. Academy Sports + Outdoors and Scheels sold the basketball goals nationwide and online at Spalding.com and Amazon.com from May 2021 to April 2022 for approximately $400-to-$600.
The goals have a 50-inch or 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with a visible “H-frame” supporting the backboard or a 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with aluminum trim but no “H-frame.” All backboard styles are attached to a black metal pole with a black metal arm. “Spalding” is printed on the front of the black base, and “6E” is molded on the back. The numbers 1010, 1011 or 1012 appear to the right of the Caution statement on the front of the backboard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the basketball goals and contact Spalding to arrange for a technician to remove the original arm and install a new arm on the goal system. Spalding is contacting all known purchasers.
Consumers can contact Spalding at 800.558.5234 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST, Monday through Thursday, or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CST on Friday, or online at spalding.com/recall or spalding.com and click on “Recall” at the bottom of the home page under Support for more information.
