Tetherball: Basketball Duels

Know ball? Prove it.

Tetherball is live 1v1 NBA trivia. Every answer is a teammate of the last one: same team, same season. You and your opponent trade picks until somebody blanks.

Let the clock run out and you lose. Guess wrong and it costs you a life. And once a name's used, it's burned for good, so the obvious answers dry up every turn.

WAYS TO PLAY
Head to Head. Live 1v1 against a real opponent. Play Casual, or play Ranked and climb the ladder.
King of the Court. Eight enter. One wears the crown. Up to 8 players on one board, everyone answers at once, and every correct pick is burned for everyone. Faster and louder than 1v1.
Daily Tether. Guess the new mystery player every day. 8 guesses, 3 hints. Guess his teammates, read the overlaps, and figure him out.
Practice. Fully offline, no signal needed. Take on the CPU at five difficulty levels, from Rookie to GOAT, or pass the phone and play a friend.

DEEP CUTS WIN
Every NBA and ABA season from 1946-47 to today is in the game. Anyone can name a star. Games are won with the forgotten bench guy your opponent never saw coming. Just save your best one. Once Team Blind kicks in, nobody sees the teams.

THE CPU IS NOT FILLER
The bots act like real players. You can probably beat Rookie. At GOAT level, good luck.

PLAY YOUR FRIENDS
Settle the group chat argument for real. Open a private lobby, invite your friends, and go 1v1 or pack up to 8 of them into King of the Court. Then run it back.

YOUR GAME, YOUR RULES
If you can see it, you can change it. Lock the game to any era. Ban franchises. Turn on Team Blind and hide the teams. Pick where the chain starts. Set the turn timer, or turn it off with Zen Mode. Add lives and lifelines, or try Knockout mode.

TRACK EVERYTHING
Every game feeds your profile: wins, accuracy by mode, streaks and your match history. Every mode has its own leaderboard, so see where you stand in all of them. Ranked adds a ladder to climb, from Bronze to Diamond. After each game, see the rarest pulls you made and how deep you went. Unlock achievements, including one for every franchise.

ALSO INSIDE
Lifelines for when you're stuck: Who He Play For?, Overtime and Trade.
Run it back for an instant rematch.
The Fame Hub: a page for every player and every team season.
Quick emotes to celebrate (or tilt) your opponent.
A parchment day theme and a night theme.

Free to play, with ads.

Tetherball is an independent game. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the NBA, the ABA, or any team or player.

Recent changes:
2026-27 rosters are in. Rookies, trades and new signings are all connectable, with updates through the season.
Fame Hub search fix, plus small fixes