December 11, 200619 yr 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.
December 11, 200619 yr why the wait. why not change next week? shouldnt have f***ed around with it to begin with.
December 11, 200619 yr i am sure they are waiting because some teams may not have any since spalding has been focusing on producing the newer one
December 11, 200619 yr Asterisk! Asterisk! All the games played with the now defunct ball should be thrown out. Haha stupid new ball.
December 12, 200619 yr So the "cruelty free" ball only lasted a month and a half huh? What will PETA do now?
December 13, 200619 yr What was the point of going to a new ball anyways... if it aint broke.. dont fix it.
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