EditorialIrina Akimova twirls the hula hoops at the Big Apple Circus at the Lincoln Center in New York, Nov. 20, 2022. (Seth Caplan/The New York Times)
EditorialIrina Akimova twirls the hula hoops at the Big Apple Circus at the Lincoln Center in New York, Nov. 20, 2022. (Seth Caplan/The New York Times)
EditorialPhodega, where the owners Nate Hoops and Anthony Ngo serve a Vietnamese-inspired version of Italian beef, in Chicago, Dec. 1, 2021. (Anjali Pinto/The New York Times)
EditorialMatt Scott of the United States and Jens Eicke Albrecht of Germany pursue the ball during their preliminary round Men’s Wheelchair Basketball game at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in Tokyo on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley hula hoops while campaigning in New York on Sunday, June 20, 2021. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialGainesville police officer Bobby White, who was seen by millions in a video as the ?Basketball Cop? shooting hoops with local teens (Gainesville Police Dept. via The New York Times)
EditorialHula hoops were used to ensure social distancing at the wedding of Drs. Joshua Heisler and Ariel Schaap in Englewood, N.J., July 5, 2020. (September Dawn Bottoms/The New York Times)
EditorialMinnesota Lynx star Maya Moore, who stepped away from basketball last year in part to help Jonathan Irons with his appeal, shoots hoops at the faith-based resource center City of Refuge, in Atlanta, May 31, 2019. (Nina Robinson/The New York Times)
EditorialCurd for Stilton cheese dries in hoops before the aging process begins, at Hartington Creamery in Matlock, England, June 9, 2020. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
EditorialCurd for Stilton cheese dries in hoops before the aging process begins, at Hartington Creamery in Matlock, England, June 9, 2020. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
EditorialMiami Heat center Meyers Leonard shoots his driveway in Miami Beach, Fla., May 2, 2020. Leonard's teammate Jimmy Butler sent portable hoops to each of his teammates so they could keep practicing despite the coronavirus pandemic. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)