Update Release Date: August 16th, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM EDT
Status: ✅ Released
The much-awaited Rubberman Style Update is finally here! This update introduces a brand-new Miracle Style inspired by stretchy, cartoon-like moves. Along with this, we’re also getting Ranked Season 3, major gameplay reworks, quality-of-life improvements, and bug fixes.
The highlight is the Rubberman style, which comes with flexible offensive and defensive mechanics, unique awakening abilities, and the all-new “Rubber Zone” that completely changes how matches play out.
🎁 New Update Codes
Use the following active code from the Rubberman update:
- RUBBER250K – Redeem for 25 Lucky Zone/Style Spins
👉 For the latest working codes, check our dedicated Basketball Zero Codes Tracker page.
🏀 Rubberman Style (Miracle)
- Permanent addition to the game (Miracle Style stays forever).
- Gear Switch Mechanic: Switch between Defensive & Offensive abilities on the fly.
🔒 Defensive Mode
- Off-ball: Gum Block – Stretch to grab the ball within a radius.
- On-ball: Observe – A dodge-like dribble to avoid steals.
🔥 Offensive Mode
- Off-ball: Gum Slap – Smack the ball out of an opponent’s hands.
- On-ball: Undetermined Shot – A lob shot near the hoop, adjusted with long arms.
⚡ Awakening Skills
- Liberation Dribble – Perform 3 dribbles with perfect timing to stun everyone on the court.
- Drums of Basketball – A flashy half-court 3-pointer.
🌀 Rubber Zone (Passive Buff)
- Immunity to ankle breakers.
- Breaking an opponent’s ankles stuns them in return.
🏆 Ranked Season 3
- Season 3 has officially started!
- Season 2’s reward was a goal effect. (Season 3’s reward is still a mystery 👀).
- High-ranked players are both praised and noted for shaking up the balance.
⚖️ Balancing Changes
- Lazy Worker’s Trap is now semi-blockable and its range has been significantly reduced.
⚙️ System & Gameplay Updates
- “Champion of Champions” title renamed to Divine Champion.
- Major system rewrites → smoother performance & fewer bugs.
- Awakening cutscenes updated (first phase of a full cutscene overhaul).
🎮 Quality of Life Improvements
- Map Voting: Choose 1 of 3 maps before each round.
- Pro Servers: Reintroduced (Level 35+).
- Low-Quality Mode: Option to turn off map visuals for smoother gameplay.
- Private Servers: Can now disable shot contest with PS+.
- Spectator UI:
- “BALL” message removed.
- Player name tags now visible.
- NEW Badges: Fresh styles and zones marked with a “NEW” tag.
🛠️ Bug Fixes
- Court floors now match correct home team colors.
- Crowds render correctly again.
- 2v2 rejoin issue fixed.
- Shots blockable again after iframe passes.
- Psychic’s Confusion no longer breaks abilities.
- Cyber Awakening cutscene bug fixed.
- Jackpot issues resolved:
- Awakening now grants iframes properly.
- Copy + Dash cooldown reset bug fixed.
⚡ In short, this update makes Basketball Zero more exciting than ever with the fun and flexible Rubberman style, a fresh ranked season, better performance, and tons of quality-of-life features.