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Sports & Fitness · Basketballs

Can I use an indoor basketball like the Wilson Evolution outdoors?

Reviewer consensus

Specialist-community consensus is a hard no. Composite leather balls like the Evolution are engineered for hardwood; outdoor concrete and asphalt shred the cover quickly. Reviewers across r/Basketball repeatedly warn that taking an Evolution outside is the fastest way to ruin a $100 ball. For mixed use, rubber or indoor/outdoor composite balls are the right call.

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