Ever wondered who picks the game ball? 🏀It’s actually chosen by the players & here’s how it works.

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[@wileyschmitt]

"Give me the magnetized one." -Kawhi Leonard before game 7 of the 2019 ECF.

[@TRAPLIFE4]

One of the few games I watched live and when it finally went in my mind was blown 😂

[@jacobisaac9934]

Salty tears 🤣

[@abp1400]

((awkward Kawhi laugh))

[@wildk5367]

76er fan? Haha

[@wileyschmitt]

@S S You're not familiar with this particular conspiracy theory, that's not at all how it works, but look it up cuz it's fun to speculate on it, and there's a some good examples of it, often happens during that half court shot to win money, and one guy did literally have the ball stick to the rim.

[@papito2lindo]

“Your headphones are NOT BROKEN” It’s just the audio pan left -your welcome

[@primetimeperry622]

@е621.nеt No

[@Max-me9ol]

my welcome what?

[@blakeybarn]

my welcome what?

[@santoryyu-qo6mb]

it didnt work

[@shoegazingguy3155]

You're*

[@JuanTonSoupXP]

My left ear loves this

[@terriblechristiangamer9128]

I thought my headphones were broken for a sec!!

[@jessipaxton9534]

yeah

[@BD4G1]

me too except my right one is permanently broken

[@idkk3311]

@@BD4G1 same actually lol

[@Abomination007]

I was very confused

[@shenk2210]

my right ear got real jealous for a sec.

[@rollotomasse]

Boban : To small 😂😂

[@James-oi5zu]

if you know the other player wants a specific ball and you want another one, say you want the 3rd one so that they take the one left over which his actually the one you wanted initially

[@steel1022]

Underrated comment

[@mrpancakedemon5727]

Yeah your comment also explains why this rule is not necessarily true because I’m pretty sure that time Dwight Howard got caught using stickum they changed balls mid game and also I remember one time the ball got stuck between the rim and the backboard and it caused a white slice into the ball

[@James-oi5zu]

@@mrpancakedemon5727 what does this have to do with my comment?

[@jccapistrano13]

It's like an upgraded rock, paper, scissors game.

[@combatwombat594]

@@mrpancakedemon5727None of what you said invalidates how they explained it in the video.... All of those things would not have an effect on how the initial ball is chosen. Obviously if that ball gets messed up in some way, another ball will be used

[@2xkonan]

This was mad interesting

[@Mdautkreix]

Shaq: "I used to deflate the balls before every game so I could grip them better."

[@ProperlyMismanaged]

“Do you have any my size?” - Boban probably

[@macnchegjrjdj]

Yo that cheer leader

[@ethaneaves_04]

What I’m saying caught me off guard 💀

[@00rxcksta]

I thought I was tha only one

[@jaicoco18]

They all have magnets in ‘em

[@Jdprod1]

My right ear loves this

[@cloudy-B240]

Man my left ear really loved this

[@ballingwithbrooklyn]

I love this "It's all love in the name of basketball"

[@michaellynch9086]

I had no idea. Fascinating reporting

[@fromtheworldwithlove1797]

Super cool!…At pick up games I’m always wondering why people choose the ball with the most worn down grip 😵‍💫

[@justinyan7938]

LePickedABall

[@moonwolf8470]

LeBreathing

[@delilcate1133]

LeDying

[@nacht2377]

LeNotMakingItinThePlayoffs

[@delilcate1133]

LeTradingEveryoneInTheLakersBecauseThisSeasonIsTrash

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@@moonwolf8470 LeTradingWestbrickBecauseHeIsAss

[@meljas80]

O did not know that thx NBA

[@dorkk5431]

Didn’t Omar raja make this video?? Like word for word

[@boudyslim4812]

my left ear : "why are we here, just to suffer"

[@BanjoWasTaken]

my left ear is having so much fub

[@cvcexcomm]

LOL, meanwhile the games I play, "yo, whichever is the Wilson Evolution"

[@JC-se8mi]

*** Tom Brady 🐐 has entered the chat. ***

[@demarcusmerrill6456]

😂😂🤣

[@trisk902]

tom brady can be really picky on what football to play with, especially on how inflated or deflated it is..

[@flinthill617]

@@trisk902 lol

[@MrBestvirginia]

#deflategate

[@thunderstar254]

If I was a player and knew I'd disagree with the other team's player, I'd just remember what preference the other guy has, and choose the other ball I don't want. Then when we both disagree, the ref will choose the 3rd ball (the one I wanted all along).

[@holyshit860]

honestly never thought about this even though we do this all the time, someone always got the good ball and someone always got some ragged up ball.

[@theo7044]

Wow my left ear was amazed! My right is fucking deaf!

[@Rationalist101]

There's magnets in the ball

[@clarencesmith467]

Actually it's not it's just witchcraft and wizardry , you ever heard of magic well its real🤫

[@jcgreen700]

I never knew that I guess the more you know

[@shanemag-ash6315]

I'm a huge and loyal fan of GSW since 2014 and I know about this just now

[@MeowMeowFilmss]

They all have magnets in them

[@benhenderson8952]

That prolly explains how a player catches fire and drop +50 or sum 💯

[@KenGuidry]

Ahhh that's very interesting!

[@lebron2390]

Didn’t expect that 😂

[@My_mom.]

Aren’t you lebron😂🤔

[@lebron2390]

@@My_mom. oh yeah😂

[@DirtyDev]

LeChina and Lonzo's little brother

[@timmytinkleburg8939]

@@DirtyDev LeCommi and Lahyped

[@chadbunn1494]

Especially.

[@hktz1]

“They use the third ball that neither of them chose.” Damn, clever.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

if the other team picks the first one and you want the second one, then say you want the third one and boom you get thr one you want

[@kingkha9363]

Genius...

[@blackfir3]

I watched this 20 times while trying to figure out what's wrong with my headphones

[@sportsforfun924]

Same

[@flexadventure4192]

Facts shit only comes out the left side. I thought I was trapping.

[@reapers992]

Thats really cool

[@noahkemp4055]

😭 I only have my left ear bud in and I’m reading the comments laughing

[@horsing_it_all_night]

Dayum id be too busy with the pre game borderline lap dances lol

[@exiledknight3961]

there should be one universal standard with same bounce and same grip.

[@stpedro-ht9ng]

There isn't because they don't use a brand new ball for every single game because it's a massive waste. The balls are reused.

[@exiledknight3961]

@@stpedro-ht9ng yes and no

[@superdatawolf4652]

that's pretty cool!!

[@oddyairedyou4738]

My right ear feels left out

[@Dingo845]

Nah those cheerleads going in

[@pickle_floppy5816]

them: nah this one is a lil bit better me:OMG! i love my 1850 wooden basketball

[@Ziebba97]

my left ear got violated with this

[@Jesusmysavoir777]

They make the ball small

[@ML0694]

Crazy. Imagine if they can't agree and one says to the other, "if you don't agree with me, we'll end up with a ball neither of us likes!"

[@y0uknowmysteez]

Probably more important mentally more than physically

[@randomperson9390]

i was checking to see if my headphones were broken because of this video.

[@crazygamingyt7245]

My left ear enjoyed this

[@ra1dz364]

my left ear enjoyed this video

[@sparklywaterrr]

i can only hear this in my right ear

[@LILGroovyAdam2099]

Give me the magnetic one the magical one-James harden after he hits the 3pt buzzer in the 2018 playoffs again the gas to w8in irt all 135-134 anyone remember this?

[@burgamin5467]

it wasnt in the playoffs, but it was still a crazy shot

[@danicadaguio4950]

Spalding > Wilson

[@anarchy-]

Perhaps one of the most important things? It's just a frickin ball... Or is it to avoid complaints if they struggle to hit?

[@nahuiide]

my left ear likes your video

[@JosephSmitsGoldenplatesimhalla]

Testing them magnets and shiii

[@Isaac-pb9iw]

my left ear loved this

[@abigaillovelady1627]

For altistm kids and how much is a game 🎮🎮 and how much is your day going so far today and how much yyyt and how much is a game with your name on the gym and how much is a game tonight and how much is a game with your name on it funny because you have to be to be a game with your name on it funny because you can do it funny because you can do it funny because you can do it funny you can do it by the mountains alot and how is your day going so far today and how much is a game with your name on it funny because you can do it funny you can do it can be a good time and how is your day going so far today and how much is a game with your name on it funny because you can do it funny

[@davidvickers8425]

I yhought its was always a new ball, but an interview with memphis coach jenkins he said they were running out cos everyone keeps taking the game ball home.

[@adrenaline9929]

Rip to the people with just the right ear in lol

[@picklesmfh2258]

Nice

[@somuchsomuch7970]

I didn't know that

[@libfit9068]

So if the 3rd ball will always be chosen if players can’t decide between the 2, then simply intentionally choose the 3rd ball and disagree with the other players ball so the one you want will get chosen by the equipment manager

[@scottyboy-ef2ud]

My left ear had to explain to my right ear what the video was about.

[@lilvenom7876]

“Give me the ball that’s the most electric to the hoop” 😂😂

[@BRUHH-kd6cr]

Postseason? We aren’t in baseball but I don’t know if they also call it postseason in basketball

[@Kronyx1776]

Tom Brady chose the game ball in the Super Bowl

[@danielmartyn4820]

Hi NBA .

[@IGOBYTHENAMELOVE]

Where’s Brady at he loves to change the game ball

[@JDSPORTS1234]

Boban makes the ball look small

[@MM-ul1zi]

🅱️oban 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ecumemes.exe123]

Giannis tryna get all 3 😂

[@Mini-fe6jl]

cool vid but why is it only on my left year.

[@ErrolBeats]

Tom Brady would choose the deflated ones.

[@kdotcondones.]

Westbrook chose the swerve ball that explains his airballs

[@MJGOAT]

Rip my left ear

[@Snafu2346]

Who chooses which speaker the voice comes out of? LEFT? RIGHT? CENTER?

[@nikhilkrishna8045]

Meanwhile in baseball, 6 different balls might be used in a single at bat lol

[@The_Top_Gun.]

Bro I can’t watch this with the way the audio is only playing in one airpod

[@lmaonade.]

They make those balls look super small lmao.

[@PopOffGod]

My right ear get no love from this video

[@Yasir-25]

What if they just pick the one they dont want and they argue and the one they actually want aka the third one gets picked 😮

[@ethancrutchley5594]

And In the nfl tom picks them all

[@user-yg3de8zz8m]

What is the difference between each one?

[@Moleing420]

The players that choose the 2006 ball must like watching the world burn

[@jasonpence682]

Foo real

[@heavensector5964]

so if you're the away team, couldn't you just choose the ball you didn't want and always get the one you want? You could feel the chosen one, which you have a choice of, and then feel whichever one you wanted, then choose the opposite one. As such, you couldn't agree on a ball, and the one you, the opposing team wanted, is chosen as a result.

[@mohammed24kb]

I my opponent chooses a ball that I don't want, I just pick the 2nd ball of my preference, in that way I'll allways win. So if my opponent says no the refs will choose my 1st ball.

[@arandomguythatlivesinAustr2239]

My left earphone is broken and it took me a solid minute to find out why there was no audio

[@MacroTh3ory]

Some like audio panned right….

[@notegalaxy3698]

fix the audio dang i was popping my ears for no reason

[@nguyenqd2k]

my right ear feels very left out

[@Mr.O.89]

What if they hate all 3 of them

[@ArkbladeIX]

my right ear

[@Basketball21124]

0:00

[@bcgames28]

Inspect yo audio

[@iitzusasmr3062]

Wow

[@ericosuch2689]

I think if both teams cannot decide on a basketball they should be forced to play with a WNBA sized basketball.

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

Women with their ridiculous 3 colored ball

[@lucasng4712]

why

[@v2pg]

PUNISHMENT

[@FLINTMICHIGANMEGABOWL]

Doesn’t matter they are all magnetic 🧲 💰

[@enanebres6481]

nice 🙂👍 k