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

[@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

[@2xkonan]

This was mad interesting

[@jaicoco18]

They all have magnets in ‘em

[@Jdprod1]

My right ear loves this

[@ballingwithbrooklyn]

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

[@cloudyonthesticks]

Man my left ear really loved this

[@justinyan7938]

LePickedABall

[@moonwolf8470]

LeBreathing

[@delilcate1133]

LeDying

[@nacht2377]

LeNotMakingItinThePlayoffs

[@delilcate1133]

LeTradingEveryoneInTheLakersBecauseThisSeasonIsTrash

[@virkakargmail.com3]

@@moonwolf8470 LeTradingWestbrickBecauseHeIsAss

[@fromtheworldwithlove1797]

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

[@boudyslim4812]

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

[@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).

[@macnchegjrjdj]

Yo that cheer leader

[@ethaneaves_04]

What I’m saying caught me off guard 💀

[@00rxcksta]

I thought I was tha only one

[@hktz1]

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

[@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

[@cvcexcomm]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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...

[@michaellynch9086]

I had no idea. Fascinating reporting

[@dorkk5431]

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

[@MeowMeowFilmss]

They all have magnets in them

[@Ziebba97]

my left ear got violated with this

[@pickle_floppy5816]

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

[@danicadaguio4950]

Spalding > Wilson

[@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🤫

[@theo7044]

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

[@shanemag-ash6315]

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

[@scottyboy-ef2ud]

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

[@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 🧲 💰

[@jcgreen700]

I never knew that I guess the more you know

[@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.

[@oddyairedyou4738]

My right ear feels left out

[@BanjoWasTaken]

my left ear is having so much fub

[@KenGuidry]

Ahhh that's very interesting!

[@meljas80]

O did not know that thx NBA

[@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!"

[@superdatawolf4652]

that's pretty cool!!

[@crazygamingyt7245]

My left ear enjoyed this

[@randomperson9390]

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

[@tronzi_]

my left ear enjoyed this video

[@adrenaline9929]

Rip to the people with just the right ear in lol

[@lilvenom7876]

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

[@nikhilkrishna8045]

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

[@benhenderson8952]

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

[@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

[@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

[@y0uknowmysteez]

Probably more important mentally more than physically

[@noahkemp4055]

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

[@ecumemes.exe123]

Giannis tryna get all 3 😂

[@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?

[@Snafu2346]

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

[@Kronyx1776]

Tom Brady chose the game ball in the Super Bowl

[@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.

[@MM-ul1zi]

🅱️oban 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@notegalaxy3698]

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

[@JosephSmitsGoldenplatesimhalla]

Testing them magnets and shiii

[@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.

[@arandomguythatlivesinAustr2239]

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

[@reapers992]

Thats really cool

[@BRUHH-kd6cr]

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

[@Dingo845]

Nah those cheerleads going in

[@quairan2099]

Tom Brady was a pro at this

[@ErrolBeats]

Tom Brady would choose the deflated ones.

[@IGOBYTHENAMELOVE]

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

[@kdotcondones.]

Westbrook chose the swerve ball that explains his airballs

[@Moleing420]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@chadbunn1494]

Especially.

[@bcgames28]

Inspect yo audio

[@JDSPORTS1234]

Boban makes the ball look small

[@lIIlIlIlIlIlIlI]

i can only hear this in my right ear

[@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 😮

[@lmaonade.]

They make those balls look super small lmao.

[@Jesuseditsphox]

They make the ball small

[@slsstar100]

And in the end the refs just pick 3 random balls to fuck with everyone.

[@Mini-fe6jl]

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

[@UmmJalal]

who picks the jerseys for the team

[@MJGOAT]

Rip my left ear

[@iangomes]

So if your opponent chooses a ball they like and seem to REALLY like it, it's in your best interest to choose the one you don't like, so then the refs will choose the 3rd, which you do like.

[@user-yg3de8zz8m]

What is the difference between each one?

[@nguyenqd2k]

my right ear feels very left out

[@nahuiide]

my left ear likes your video

[@The_Top_Gun.]

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

[@edenlin6274]

leGM picks the ball. End of Story.

[@slicklebat5945]

00:16 she should be choosing the game balls

[@UNKNOWN-zr5rz]

00:17

[@picklesmfh2258]

Nice

[@tombradydeflates8313]

Don't watch this with headphones on.

[@aa9968]

wait so technically you can pick the ball you want alone hear me out.you like a ball right? dont pick it at all and if your opponent selects it then you agree on it but if your opponent doesnt pick it its the third ball.from here you just dont budge at all on your chosen ball and your actual chosen ball is the game ball

[@DrS907]

That's what I was thinkin 😆

[@unbiasOrbit]

My right ear feels lonely

[@CWJ0725]

it doesn't make sense having Boban to choose. 🤣

[@GoatParlay513]

Who picks the game jerseys??

[@somuchsomuch7970]

I didn't know that