greasywheels121 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2694335 Leather ball will return on Jan. 1 By Marc Stein ESPN.com NBA commissioner David Stern, in a stunning reversal, has decided to shelve the new microfiber composite basketball after just a few months of use and switch back to the old leather model for all games starting Jan. 1, ESPN.com has learned. The decision will be formally announced by the league later this week, according to sources close to the situation. Despite an avalanche of player complaints about the new synthetic model from the first day of training camp in October, skepticism was high among players that Stern would consent to a change during the season. But with a number of prominent players complaining of cuts on their hands caused by the new ball's high-friction cover -- Phoenix's Steve Nash and New Jersey's Jason Kidd among them -- Stern was forced to concede that an in-season swap was unavoidable with the new ball inflicting injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 why the wait. why not change next week? shouldnt have f***ed around with it to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 i am sure they are waiting because some teams may not have any since spalding has been focusing on producing the newer one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Asterisk! Asterisk! All the games played with the now defunct ball should be thrown out. Haha stupid new ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I'm happy David Stern is doing this. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 So the "cruelty free" ball only lasted a month and a half huh? What will PETA do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 What was the point of going to a new ball anyways... if it aint broke.. dont fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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