Basketball

Basketball is a confirmed activity set to appear in GTA 6.

Basketball previously appeared as a minigame in GTA: San Andreas, released in 2004. Players could shoot hoops and perform dunks, but the activity has been absent from subsequent mainline entries. Its return in GTA 6 marks the first time in over two decades that players will be able to shoot hoops in a mainline Grand Theft Auto game.

Basketball in GTA 6

In the Extended Look for GTA 6, Jason is seen holding and dribbling a basketball at his safehouse, with a hoop set up in a net.

The game’s interface also displays a basketball icon in the top-right corner as an equipped item, while the bottom-right corner shows an R2: Shoot prompt. Holding the button fills a meter before Jason throws the ball toward the hoop.

The footage shows Jason scoring a shot, though we still don’t know if this will be a full-fledged sport or a casual variation with fewer players. Since the basketball appears as an equipped item, it’s possible that Jason can throw it at NPCs, too, though that’s just speculation for now.

Basketball also appears in Rockstar’s official Vice City 03 screenshot, which shows a court among the city’s buildings.

Since basketball is a physical activity, it could also improve Jason’s physical stats, potentially including Focus and Stamina. However, Rockstar hasn’t confirmed whether playing basketball will affect character stats or how the activity will tie into GTA 6’s broader fitness systems.