My 12 yr old requested this in size 5 for his birthday as his school has the same in sport class. Delivery was super fast within 3 days. He loves it and it’s an awesome basketball for all ages, looks great and wears so well too. Highly recommend

I may actually return this if it is not too troublesome. Have to look at their return policy. It had a little bump on the ball so wouldn't bounce where you expect it to bounce off to every single time. When the ball bounces on this little bump, it will bounce to somewhere unexpected. The bump is not big but big enough to cause uneven bouncing. Certainly not the quality i was expecting from spalding.

This is a solid, well-made, quality basketball. 11-year-old kiddo was over the moon excited when he got this hands on this Spalding ball.... saying over and over how awesome it was, and how excited he was to have a "professional ball". It is a full-size basketball (so it is good for older kids and adults), and can be used for both outdoor and indoor play. This is important for us, since it will largely be used for outside play and practice. So far it has been used on driveway concrete, and has performed wonderfully (great "bounce", no damage etc...)._x000D_I appreciate that the ball was already inflated in the package, and ready to go. The durable quality has me confident that this is a ball that can withstand years of use, and will see an eager pre-teen through ... MoreThis is a solid, well-made, quality basketball. 11-year-old kiddo was over the moon excited when he got this hands on this Spalding ball.... saying over and over how awesome it was, and how excited he was to have a "professional ball". It is a full-size basketball (so it is good for older kids and adults), and can be used for both outdoor and indoor play. This is important for us, since it will largely be used for outside play and practice. So far it has been used on driveway concrete, and has performed wonderfully (great "bounce", no damage etc...)._x000D_I appreciate that the ball was already inflated in the package, and ready to go. The durable quality has me confident that this is a ball that can withstand years of use, and will see an eager pre-teen through future years of practice and hopeful ambitions.