some kind of rubber but not like a bouncy ball kind of rubber
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Dr James Naismith used a peach basket for the basket and for the ball was a socccer ball.
1938: The center jump after every basket scored was eliminated. That led to more continuous play.
The round hoop is made of steel, the netting is a woven nylon fiber. The first basket for basketball was literally a basket. A peach basket to be specific. A ladder was used to retrieve the ball after a shot was made. Later a pole was utilized to poke the ball back out.
Pretty much, basket weaving was a lot more important than most people think. Seriously. Every body in the family knew how to even if there was a profesional in town.
your own teams basket, it can also switch sides after a certain point