NBA Basketball

Spalding NBA Jr. Intermediate Size Outdoor Basketball
$12.99
I needed a smaller size ball for my kids to use at the town court. this was perfect to fit the plastic netting the standard size ball would get stuck in.

Spalding 63249 Official Size NBA Street Basketball
$14.69
My son gave me this for my birthday and it's been used a couple times a week on asphalt, sun, rain, and snow and still looks new. The grip is excellent and it feels close enough to a leather ball that you won't be freaked out by the difference.

Let's be honest, you need a decent quality basketball for when friends come over or when you step outside and address the 4 for 56 three point shooting streak you are on. You could use the Spongebob Squarepants basketball your kid bought at Wal-Mart or you can ask for a decent looking Spalding basketball. I would go for the Spalding. Even if you can't knock down the outside shot or defend anyone, at least you look good coming and going from the game.

Spalding 64-452 Official NBA Zi/O Excel Basketball (28.5)
$39.99
This is a really good ball. I play basketball a lot and this ball is very high quality and is good for both indoors and outdoors.

Spalding NBA Official Game Ball Basketball
$100.00
After months and months of deliberation, I finally decided to purchase a Spalding NBA Official Game Basketball. While the basketball was on its way being delivered to my home, I google searched on ways to break-in the ball. I even called Spalding in the ATL to get advice. I was told by Splading, "that you just have to dribble and shoot with the ball. NBA teams usually take up to nine months to break-in a ball before it can be considered for a game." Well nine months I don't have. So this is what I did:

When I received my NBA basketball via UPS, it felt like a balloon ball and over inflated. I know the writing on the ball states to fill 7 - 9lbs of air pressure. Well when you first get the ball you can't do that or you will hate it.(i.e. other reviews of the balloon effect). So this is what I did.... I took air out of the ball. I took it down to about 4.5 - 5lbs of air pressure. Now granted the ball will dribble flat, BUT, because it is leather, the ball will shrink and form around its new air pressure. So as you shoot and dribble the ball, it reduces the balloon look and feel and shrinks and forms to a real basketball or "pill". Once the break-in period is done(and you'll know when) just add about 1lbs. of air pressure to where the leather will tighten and stretch just a little but not too much.........

And there you have it an NBA "pill"