"It was tearing people's fingers up" - Paul Pierce on the NBA’s disastrous 2006 ball experiment

In 2006, the NBA introduced a new synthetic game ball that famously lasted only two months. Paul Pierce and other stars explain why the material caused skin-tearing injuries and forced a league-wide ...
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Paul Pierce recalls NBA’s infamous 2006 basketball experiment

Paul Pierce recently revisited the NBA’s infamous 2006 basketball experiment, when the league swapped its traditional leather Spalding ball for a synthetic microfiber version.
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St. Mary’s defeats Spalding girls basketball | PHOTOS

The St. Mary’s Saints defeat the visiting Spalding Cavaliers, 58-49, in girls high school basketball. St. Mary’s Saints head coach Leo Latonick in the second quarter. The St. Mary’s Saints host the ...
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Baltimore St. Frances Academy vs. Archbishop Spalding: Watch Maryland boys high school basketball rematch showdown live

Archbishop Spalding will look to avenge an early-season loss when the Cavaliers (18-11) travel to face nationally-ranked St. Frances Academy (30-6) on Thursday night in Baltimore. The rematch comes ...