Anatomy
Cut one open.
A basketball is four things pretending to be one. Scroll and we'll take it apart from the outside in.
01
The cover.
1.4 mm of full-grain composite in eight panels, laid into recessed rubber channels by hand. The channels are 6 mm wide — deep enough to find with your fingertips without looking down.
02
The cushion.
A millimetre of closed-cell foam between the cover and the carcass. It's why the ball feels soft in the hand but still leaves the floor hard.
- MaterialClosed-cell EVA
- Thickness1.0 mm
03
The windings.
Two kilometres of nylon thread wound at every angle around the bladder. This is what keeps the ball round after ten thousand hours of being hit against a floor.
- Thread2,100 m nylon 6,6
- Roundness± 1.5 mm
04
The bladder.
Butyl rubber, because it holds air like nothing else. Pump it once to 8 psi and it's still game-ready a fortnight later.
- MaterialButyl rubber
- Pressure lossUnder 4% in 14 days
Spec sheet
Back together, in numbers.
Circumference0mm
Weight0g
Panels0
Pressure7–9psi
Rebound0m