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If you are talking regulation sizes...

In the NBA, Basketballs are required to be nine inches in diameter, this is a circumference of about 28 inches.

In Football (Soccer) there are three sizes of which can be used, numbered 3,4, and 5.

Size 3 balls are used for children under the age of 8. These balls are generally 23-24 inches in circumference making them smaller then a NBA Basketball.

Size 4 balls are used between the ages of 8-12. They have a circumference of 25-26 inches making them also smaller then a NBA Basketball.

Size 5 is the standard international match ball for all ages. The size 5 ball has a circumference of 27-28 inches making it the same size as a NBA Basketball.

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