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The first ever used ball
The first ever basketball game was a traditional soccer ball. The game was played at a YMCA. They also used bushel peach baskets as the hoops.
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First actual basketball used in a game
The first ever actual basketball was created my spalding and it had laces. It was created in 1894
Spalding worked with James Naismath to make the first basketball and it has laces
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The first laceless ball
In 1937 Spalding came out with the first lace less basketball.
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The Spalding game ball
The first Spalding game ball that was used in the NBA was made in 1983. Spalding's balls were used in the NBA ever since 1983 but in 2021-2022 season the NBA switched over to the Wilson game balls.
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TF-1000
In 1992 spalding came out with another basketball called the Tf-1000
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Spalding Infusion Micro Pump
In 2001 Spalding made the Spalding Infusion micro pump. Before now the basketball previously would deflat but now it has a built in pump
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Spalding cross traxxion design
In 2006 the game ball went to the Spalding cross traxxion design
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Spalding never flat
In the same year Spalding came out with the Spalding never flat
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First Sensor Basketball
In 2013 the first basketball able to be controlled by a phone was created.
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Wilson Game ball
In 2021 the NBA switched over to the Wilson Game balls. They previously used Spalding but before the 2021-2022 season switched over.
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NBA uses Airless basketballs in games.
I believe that in 2035 that the NBA will use the airless basketball for all there games. That would be a really cool edition to the game and I believe it would be cool.