Hoopfest Scores big in Spokane, but OOOH the injuries!




Hoopfest is an annual tradition in Spokane...34 years now...as they shut down streets in downtown and set up hoops for some summer scufflin'.   500 three-person teams, 2,000 players and hundreds of thousands of spectators.  No word yet on how much the city's economy benefited, but the list of people injured in some way during the event is amazing.  189 strains/springs led the way, but, wow, 29 broken bones.   Read all about it and watch a wrapup video from KREM2 News.

https://www.krem.com/article/entertainment/events/hoopfest/hoopfest-2024-tradition-growth-riley-stockton-spokane-basketball/293-2389428b-ac38-4199-aa2a-cbe37540213a

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