Messenger released a “Basketball” chat theme that adds a basketball court to a conversation’s background. When this theme is activated, the conversation’s “Quick reaction” emoji will automatically change to the basketball player emoji.
Our guide will show you how to use the Basketball chat theme in the Messenger application.
Note: These screenshots were captured in the Messenger app on iOS.
Step 1: Open the Messenger conversation you want to customize and tap the conversation name at the top of the screen.
![Screenshot of a Messenger conversation with a red arrow pointing at the conversation name at the top of the screen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static-prod.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Messenger-Chat-Name.png)
Step 2: Tap “Theme.”
![Screenshot of the details screen for a Messenger conversation with a red arrow pointing at "Theme"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static-prod.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Messenger-Chat-Details-Theme.png)
Step 3: Tap the “Basketball” chat theme.
![Screenshot of Messenger's "Preview and select theme" window with a red arrow pointing at the "Basketball" chat theme](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static-prod.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Messenger-Preview-and-Select-Theme-Basketball-Chat-Theme.png)
Step 4: Tap the “Select” button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
![Messenger screenshot showing a preview of the "Basketball" chat theme with a black arrow pointing at the "Select" button in the bottom-right corner of the screen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static-prod.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Messenger-Basketball-Chat-Theme-Preview-Select-539x1024.png)
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