Wilson NBA Official Game Ball, Indoor, Leather, Size: 7, Brown

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Marčiulionis, Lithuania – 2014 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. First player from the Soviet Union and one of the first Europeans to sign a contract with an NBA club and to play solidly in the league, helping to lead the way for the internationalization of the league in the late 1990s.

Araton, Harvey (May 13, 2016). "As W.N.B.A. Opens Its 20th Season, Key Figures Recall the First Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016 . Retrieved April 9, 2019. The NBA originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions and relocations currently consists of 30 teams. The United States is home to 29 teams; another is in Canada.

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Manu Ginóbili, Argentina – four-time NBA champion with San Antonio Spurs, 2008 Sixth Man Award winner, two-time NBA All-Star, 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, Olympic gold medalist in 2004 with Argentina.

NBA Board of Governors Approve Sonics Move to Oklahoma City Pending Resolution of Litigation". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017 . Retrieved December 31, 2018. In "three-person" mechanics, the court is further divided among three officials, with the lead (baseline) official determining the position of the other two officials. Normally, the lead official will move to the side of the court in which the ball is located (strong side), particularly if there is a "post-up" player in that position. The official that is on the same sideline as the lead official then takes up a position approximately level with the top of the three-point line and becomes the "trail" official, while the third official will stand across the court near the free-throw line in what is called the center position. This creates a triangle coverage of the court. Often, the lead will switch sides of the baseline during a play, requiring the trail to move down to be level with the free-throw line and become the new center, while the center will move up and become the trail. As the ball moves to the other end of the court in transition, the lead will become the trail, the trail will become the lead, and the center official will remain in the center (unless the new "lead" moves across the baseline to cover the strong side, in which case the center official and trail would then switch positions.)

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Familiarity – Players, coaches, referees and fans are all accustomed to the current NBA ball size. Making a change could introduce unfamiliarity and take time to adjust. The league prefers consistency. Rosen, Charley (2009). The First Tip-Off: The Incredible Story of the Birth of the NBA. McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-148785-6.

a b "Silver hopes for 'mutual respect' between NBA and China amid questions". South China Morning Post. July 1, 2020 . Retrieved December 2, 2020. Mathewson, TJ (March 7, 2019). "TV is biggest driver in global sport league revenue". GlobalSportMatters.com . Retrieved December 25, 2020.The current league organization divides 30 teams into two conferences of three divisions with five teams each. The current divisional alignment was introduced in the 2004–05 season. Reflecting the population distribution of the United States and Canada as a whole, most teams are in the eastern half of the country: 13 teams are in the Eastern Time Zone, nine in the Central, three in the Mountain, and five in the Pacific.

The standard basketball used on most NBA games measures 29.5 inches in circumference, also known as a size #7. This is also the same size that is used by NCAA College and HS basketball leagues for male players. The WNBA uses a slightly smaller ball, measuring 28.5 inches in circumference, also known as #6. The ball is also used for international competitions, such as the Olympic Games and the FIBA World Cup. Whitaker, Lang (July 18, 2017). "NBA, Nike unveil new uniforms for 2017–18 season". National Basketball Association . Retrieved December 18, 2017.

More specifically, in the design phase, the ball went through 750k cycles on Wilson’s durability machine. Afterwards, each and every ball is also extensively tested before being made available to players.