Baseball glove: Spalding is a Chicago based sporting goods company.

Started by A.G. Spalding in 1876, it manufactures goods for many sports, including Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Football, Golf, and most well known, basketball. Spalding is the leader in basketball, and their basketballs sell much better than their other goods. Their premium ball is the official ball of the NBA, which is probably one of the main reasons for their immense success. They have a very high quality line of indoor/outdoor balls and their consumers have learned to accept this.

Spalding is also a leader in technology. Most of their technological advancements are also in the basketball industry. They are notable for developing the first basketball. In 2001 they released their Infusion technology, which features a built in micro pump which allows you to add air as you will without a pump or needle. Spalding furthered their Infusion technology in 2003, when Spaliding started manufacturing basketballs with Infusion technology so that you could release air as well. The Infusion3 came out in 2005, which is a dual action micro pump that works twice as fast as its predecesors. In late 2005 Spalding also came out with the NEVERFLAT technology, which guarantees that it will keep the same consistent bounce for at least one year. This eliminates the need for a pump and needle, at least for the first year. Spalding uses Nitroflate molecules to seal in the air and to prevent it from leaking out like other traditional basketballs do.

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