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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -112,12 +112,20 @@
 	if (ball.intersects(hoop)) {
 		score += 1;
 		scoreTxt.setText(score.toString());
 		ball.reset();
-		// Move the hoop to a new random position within the game boundaries
-		var newX = Math.random() * (game.width - hoop.width) + hoop.width / 2;
-		var newY = Math.random() * (game.height / 2) + 100; // Keep the hoop in the upper half of the screen
-		hoop.setPosition(newX, newY);
+		// Initiate gradual movement of the hoop to a new random position within the game boundaries
+		var targetX = Math.random() * (game.width - hoop.width) + hoop.width / 2;
+		var targetY = Math.random() * (game.height / 2) + 100; // Keep the hoop in the upper half of the screen
+		var moveHoopInterval = LK.setInterval(function () {
+			hoop.x += (targetX - hoop.x) * 0.05; // Move 5% of the distance per tick
+			hoop.y += (targetY - hoop.y) * 0.05; // Move 5% of the distance per tick
+			// Check if the hoop is close enough to the target position to stop
+			if (Math.abs(hoop.x - targetX) < 1 && Math.abs(hoop.y - targetY) < 1) {
+				hoop.setPosition(targetX, targetY); // Ensure hoop is exactly at target position
+				LK.clearInterval(moveHoopInterval); // Stop the interval
+			}
+		}, 16); // Run every 16ms (~60FPS)
 	}
 	// Reset ball if it goes off-screen
 	if (ball.y > game.height + 50 || ball.x < -50 || ball.x > game.width + 50) {
 		ball.reset();