Top grain leather cover, recommended for indoor use only
Molten GL6 Official womens game basketball of the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics
FIBA approved official 12 panel 2 tone design
This is the official FIBA 2008 Olympic Basketball. When you first get it, it will feel stiff, even a little slippery. This is a leather ball and must be broken in just like a leather baseball glove or leather jacket .The amount of time it takes to break in the ball will depend on how often you use it.
Product Description: When the International Basketball Federation had to decide which ball is worthy enough to be handled by the best basketball players in the world, the choice was clear. The Molten GL6 Official FIBA Olympic Leather Indoor Intermediate 28.5 Basketball is completely designed to handle world class play. Its top grain leather cover and flat pebble surface is built to specifically meet the performance demands of the players participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.