OT NBA Drops Spalding, Adopts Wilson as Official Game Ball

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  1. BigGameDamian

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    Very appropriate for sheltering in place.

    Man, I hope I don’t need any dental work soon. I’m all out of ice skates.
     
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    Wilson basketballs are far superior to Spalding. It's not even close. The Wilson Evolution is the best basketball on the market.
     
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    Agree..that's a great basketball .they make a lot of great sports gear...when I played singles tennis their shoes out wear any brand I've ever tried...soles are pretty indestructible..
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I wonder how many people thought about this when they saw the thread title. I did!
     
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    Wilson shoes are crap.
     
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    They make crap shoes for the low end market and really good pro tennis shoes...for the sport...best rubber soles you can use on a hot hard court....Nikes be melted in short order...Wilson uses good material on their pro line of tennis shoes....not the bimart crap..the sporting goods shop shoes. Their rackets and tennis balls are top notch as well. You play tennis? I like Adidas as well for the sport..also better soles I played 3 hours a day for many many years in the subtropics and tried them all....scientific method doesn't fail the test..they also make decent baseball shoes. Wilson tennis balls aren't popular but they outlast Penn balls as well...better rubber...tennis will destroy shoes faster than almost any sport..you can buy the 19.99 plastic Bimart Wilsons or the Wilson Pro 3 series for 159.99 from a sporting goods store...choices
     
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    Wilson gang (they are my employer lol)
     
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    I like Wilson sporting equipment quite a bit..especially their tennis rackets...I used to find their tennis balls outlasted Penns and other brands by a long stretch...
     
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    If Tom hanks isn't part of the marketing I'll be very shocked.
     
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    even yours!
     
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    He will be stranded on an Island but will discover its Portland

    He will find that no free agents want to come rescue him and that his only friend is a basketball made by Wilson.

    He will finally be saved only to discover his team has been sold and moved to Seattle
     
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    No….it will be Manhattan. A Knicks commercial.
     
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    Mmmmm. Baden and The Rock are equal IMHO.

    I remember having an Evolution and all of the grooves peeled off.
     
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    All my kids have Evolutions. Only for indoor use though... They play 5-6 days per week for several hours per day and the Evolutions last a year or two before they start peeling.
     
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    I bought my son this 28.5 ball in 2nd grade. He grew out of it 4 years later but it still is pretty new after all of those years of use.

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