MacGregor X35WC Men's Rubber Basketball

The ball is exactly what I expected. It's a good quality item. What you get in the description is what you will receive. The only negative thing on this order is that the ball came deflated. I had to hunt down a pump to inflate it. Make sure you have a pump or you will delay your game.

This is a quality basketball that ships with no air. Simple as that. Pump it up and it gets round and it bounces great. Evidently a lot of people do not own a pump (I never knew that would be an issue) and that is the reason for the majority of the 1 star reviews. If you are dead set on not buying an inflation device of some sort, don't buy a basketball because eventually you WILL need to put air in it. If you combine the cost of this basketball with a simple hand pump it will still be cheaper than most other basketballs of the same caliber, and you keep a tool (I bought mine in 1973) you can use for a multitude of other air filling needs.

I didn't give it a 5 star rating because when I picked it up at the store, it wasn't inflated. I had to have the associate take it back to the sporting goods department to get it inflated. Otherwise I would have had to do it myself. But once inflated, it works and looks just fine.

Bought 12 for dance/after school program and they are perfect for the kids. Inexpensive enough so everyone can practice dribbling at the same time.

Great basketball for the price. Regulation size,excellent grip.I will be using it mostly for outdoor concrete courts.It comes deflated so you need a pump to inflate. It took 3-4 minutes to pump it to size.I used a pump I bought at a dollar store for 1.69,no big deal.. I recommend this ball if you are looking for something inexpensive that gets the job done on the basketball courts..

I ordered 4 of these for 4 grandchildren and a basketball goal for Christmas. They came in with no air. Still haven't gotten them inflated. Should have paid a little extra and bought them from the store already aired up.

However, be prepared to blow it up, it comes deflated. I was expecting an inflated ball as seen in the picture. This is a Christmas gift and a great inconvenience for me to find a way to get it inflated.

I ordered this as a Christmas present and was disappointed, it was shipped without any air in it and I can understand that, it would weigh more so cost more to ship but they did not include the pin to use to air it up with so after I went and bought a pin and borrowed a pump the basketball was fairly small, nowhere near the size or a normal size basketball.

The ball is cheaply priced and serves the purpose of a basketball. However, I wish I'd read the previous reviews about how the ball shipped. It arrived deflated! This is no where in the description of the product so imagine my surprise when it was opened as a gift. Everyone thought the ball popped during transport. I went immediately to the reviews and everyone had the same complaint! I ordered this as it was offered on the same page of the basketball goal I also purchased so the reviews I was made privy to were those ratings of the basketball goal not the package offer on the page of the basketball goal which presents the ball & goal as a package deal. Then I had to get online and purchase a separate pump for the ball and wait for that to ship to the store. Overall, it's aggravating when you have to go through all these extra steps before even enjoying your purchase.

I ordered these basketballs for a charity and because they were shipped to an address they were not blown up! I had several of my friends donate and instead site to store and the person having to go to the store to pick them up we all shipped to make it easier on the person. They collect over 200 every year, How would you like to have to blow up 60+ basketballs before the charity event so the children have inflated basketballs to play with? Not very happy!