It's not a toy store ball with no seams ... especially since they are sending us brand new, old [leather] balls," Bobcats forward Sean May said despite showing deep cuts on his fingertips.

The return to leather, first reported by ESPN.com ... Shaquille O’Neal of the Miami Heat compared it to a cheap, toy-store ball. Though it purportedly offered “moisture management,” Lakers ...

Wilson partnered with Horween Leather Co. to create the official all-leather NBA basketball. Four key components make up the NBA ball, including an internal bladder, a winding layer, a rubber ...

Spalding, the maker of the new ball, has announced that the league's switch back to leather prompted the company to let fans get a refund of $115 for each new ball -- $100 for the ball itself and ...

After 38 years, the NBA and its longtime provider of orange and leather, Spalding, parted ways, and the NBA inked a new deal with Wilson. With this comes a new game ball. Wilson is adamant their ...

So far, the Texas experiments indicate that the new ball bounces less elastically, veers more when it bounces, and becomes more slippery when damp than does the official leather ball of the past ...

The NBA's official ball is leather Spalding with a circumference of 29.5 to 29.875 inches, because the highbrow NBA goes to three decimal points. It's 20 to 22 oz. in weight and inflated to ...

Uncover the fascinating journey of leather ball making, from raw material selection to expert craftsmanship. Learn how precision and tradition come together to create durable, high-quality leather ...

Leather Head Sports was founded in 2006. The founder is a former Major League Baseball photographer. Cunningham grew up in Cooperstown N.Y. and worked at the Baseball Hall of Fame Paul Cunningham ...

Getting the all-leather NBA basketball into the hoop is the entire point of the game, so coming up with exacting standards for the ball itself is nothing short of a science for Chicago-based ...