Why are basketballs orange?

If you look, many basketballs are not really orange at all. At least not bright orange like what one might expect the skin of a pumpkin might look like. They are usually a little more brownish and this is because they are made out of leather (synthetic leather sometimes). read more

This time of year in Indiana the sounds of squeaking tennis shoes, buzzing buzzers, and dribbling basketballs fill gymnasiums around the state. So it makes sense that this basketball state played a small part in the reason why basketballs are orange. read more