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Gary
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
Bought this basketball as a Christmas present for my son. I’ve bought other brands for him, but this one is his all time favorite.
JDZ
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
Feels great and looks great. We’ve kept them for indoor use only but they are easily the best practice balls around, especially for our 7th grade girls team.Red and white color is really sharp.
Jason Rehm
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
Returning - gave it 2 weeks to see if it needed breaking in, but it needs to be pumped up every time it's used.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
It feels like an indoor ball but has the toughness of an outdoor ball. My son plays a lot and wears out the grip quickly. This ball holds up. He uses it for indoor practices as well. This is the best indoor/outdoor ball we’ve ever owned.
SnoPro
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023
Comes inflated and ready to play with.
Charles R
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2023
Using the junior size Baden Contender for indoor youth practice, as an upgrade from typical good-quality rubber recreational balls. The Baden Contender ball is well-constructed. Size, shape, and weight are all perfect. The improved feel of the ball in its bounce, spin, grip, and control are just the upgrades I wanted for my young player. The ball arrived fully inflated, without retail packaging. I can’t comment on durability yet, but I’ve had good previous experiences with Baden balls.
Esaias Greeff
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023
This ball holds up well to the elements and being used on concrete and blacktop. We play on an aggregate driveway and my son regularly leaves the ball out in the sun and rain. It's been holding up and has a great feel.In fact, it's a decent ball to even use inside. Truely an all-rounder.
Trevor Baker
Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2023
This ball came recommended by my sons basketball coach but it only lasted about five uses before it looked really trashed. The grip is worn and the colours ran. Very disappointing.
Jdubs
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2022
I use this ball on an outdoor court with tennis court like concrete. It tends to take its toll on balls. This has been the preferred outdoor ball I’ve used. Most guys I play with like to use the indoor evolution ball and they don’t last long on these courts. But we’ve switched to this as the preferred ball now. Still has the feel of a traditional indoor ball with more durability for outdoors. Not really a review writer, but it’s taken me a while to find the “right” outdoor ball. So I figured I’d share the info.
Peter
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2021
Quality ball however it feels like it has a cheap bounce, as the panels aren’t deep/as padded as Badens older counterparts.I love the look and feel however it does seem to get scuffed easily. I wanted to spend a bit more on a predominantly outdoor ball, however this is no better than my Molten GG7X which was £25.I understand this would never be as good as an indoor ball however this ball doesn’t meet my expectations for the price paid. I feel my next ball will be Wilson however I wouldn’t discouraged you from buying this ball.
Dan Smith
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2020
Baden basketballs are good quality and very underrated. Ball holds up well and keeps from deflating just as well as any Spalding or Wilson I've used.
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