The Design of the Basketball

After basketball got popular enough they had to create a design that would fit for the design of the game. With this the first ball was created with leather panels that were stiched together with a rubber bladder inside. After that a cloth lining was added to the leather for support and design. Also the moulded version was created in 1942. For a lot of years leather was the choice of the outerskin for a while, until the 1990's the choice was changed for the better. So from the early age until now mos basktballs consist of a inflatable inside rapped in layers of fiber covered with tacky surface.