What Is the Air Pressure in a Basketball?

Today, both the National Basketball Association and NCAA require their game basketballs to be inflated between 7.5 and 8.5 psi. Basketball is a uniquely American sport. It was the brainchild of Dr. James Naismith, a college instructor and graduate student at Springfield College in Massachusetts back in 1891. At age 31, Naismith, who loved athletics, … Read more