Evolution of the Basketball 1890s to 2021 16 Ball Chart Sports Poster
Sixteen numbered basketballs trace the sport’s evolution from the 1890s leather lace-up to the 2021 NBA game ball.
Description
A fascinating reference chart of the basketball’s evolution, displaying 16 historic balls from the 8-panel leather ball with 5 laces (1890s) through the Spalding laceless ball (1937), the ABA ball (1967-1976), the Dream Team-signed Olympic ball (1992) and the Wilson Official NBA Game-Used Ball (2021). Each ball is numbered with a detailed legend below.












