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2. Basketball (ball) - Wikipedia

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   Spalding was the first company to produce a basketball for official use. Company founder A. G. Spalding made the first dedicated basketball in the last years of the 19th century at the behest of James Naismith. It has produced basketballs since that time and was the NBA's official game ball supplier from 1983 to 2021.

3. Spalding (company) - Wikipedia

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   Spalding developed its first basketball in 1894 [20] based on the design of a baseball, and is currently a leading producer. Spalding was the official game ball supplier to the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1983 to 2021, when the league reunited with Wilson after 37 years.

4. National Basketball Association - Wikipedia

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   The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. [3]

5. Official (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Basketball is regarded by many fans as among the most difficult sports to officiate. [2] Usually basketball officials have only split seconds to determine if an infraction has occurred, due to the speed of play of the game and the officials' proximity to the action. Especially difficult are the "charge/block" call and shooting foul/block attempt.

6. Wilson Sporting Goods - Wikipedia

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   Wilson has been the official ball supplier for many FIBA competitions, [19] the NBA, the WNBA, the NCAA basketball championship tournaments, [20] the CEBL, the BAL, and many others. In May 2024, Caitlin Clark signed a multiyear contract with Wilson, the official basketball supplier for WNBA at the time. [ 21 ]

7. Dee Kantner - Wikipedia

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   Her first regular season game as an NBA referee was in November 1997 during a match between the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers. [14] During her time with the NBA, she was the Supervisor of Officials for the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 1998. [15] Kantner remained with the NBA until she was fired in 2002. [16]