Since the very start of basketball, the game has been played on hardwood surfaces.There have been a few historic attempts to introduce a new surface type - such as rubber - but none have been ...

The German company ASB GlassFloor is working on replacing basketball’s hardwood courts with glass ones — shattering a longstanding hoops tradition.

In basketball, where wood is still king, Thornton sees growth potential for glass courts — already showing up in the NBA and internationally — as a tech-driven alternative to the sport's long ...

Hardwood floors have been a staple of basketball courts for decades, but one German company is selling an unconventional upgrade: glass. While it may sound counterintuitive or dangerous, ASB ...

Gustavo Rodriguez helps assemble this year's court for the Final Four in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in San Marcos, Texas. Eric Gay/AP ...

Ruben Silba helps assemble this year's court for the Final Four in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in San Marcos, Texas. Credit: AP/Eric Gay ...

The maple hardwood that makes up the courts at the men's and women's Final Four is part of basketball's foundation.

In basketball, where wood is still king, Thornton sees growth potential for glass courts — already showing up in the NBA and internationally — as a tech-driven alternative to the sport's long ...

The German company ASB GlassFloor is working on replacing basketball's hardwood courts with glass ones -- shattering a longstanding hoops tradition.

In basketball, where wood is still king, Thornton sees growth potential for glass courts — already showing up in the NBA and internationally — as a tech-driven alternative to the sport's long ...

Chris Thornton loves talking about playing basketball on the most fragile-sounding of surfaces: glass. Thornton is managing director of the Americas division of ASB GlassFloor, a German company ...