Molten BG-Series Leather Basketball, FIBA Approved - BG5000

This basketball is truly a piece of art, with a sleek and impressive design. I was searching for the best ball on the market to really capture the emotion of playing, and after considering a few top options, I decided on this one. It arrived fully inflated and ready for the court, which was a great touch. After a couple of uses, I can confidently say I’m loving it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing Pro-Level Basketball I’ve been watching EuroBasket this year and couldn’t help but notice how cool the Molten BG5000 looked on the court. I decided to pick one up here on Amazon, and I’m really glad I did. Right out of the box, the ball felt a little slippery — but that’s expected since this is genuine leather, not composite leather like the Wilson Evolution. Genuine leather basketballs need to be broken in, and after putting in some playing time, the grip has become absolutely incredible. The feel is premium, the bounce is consistent, and I can tell this ball will last for years once fully broken in. In my opinion, the Molten BG5000 is a better choice than the Wilson Evolution. Not only does it offer that authentic pro-level leather feel, but it also comes in at a slightly lower price point ($95 vs. $100 for the Evolution). If you want a durable, professional-quality basketball with amazing long-term grip, I’d highly recommend the BG5000.

No complaints Great quality

the so slippery, hard to grip I need to return this and exchange something nicer.

Only 3 practices with it (about 2 hours each), it’s a true leather ball. No question. As such it does need a break in time. Love it so far

Every new leather ball feel bad brand new it takes time to break in real leather balls so of course the ball is not gonna feel like the evolution or another ball that's not real leather. I own all types of basketballs and yes the choice in the rec centers or community gyms are gonna be composite or Mico fiber because it gives off a broken in feeling straight out the box. And yes no one will want to play with a real leather ball because they are to groomed to play with the the other types of basketballs. But you gotta ask yourself why are the pros not complaining about the real basketballs they play with and if you remember they tried to go to composite and the pros called it trash and they quickly switched back to real leather. I can pay with any type, I have no issues with either leather or composite but I will say that leather to me is untouchable when it comes to high level competition and micro fiber or composite is for lower level to rec level play. What I'd say is just shoot around with a leather ball get use to it get it sweaty break it in and then make a opinion after u get use to the feel of it and I can tell you it will be way better than composite in the outcome. Also do the same for composite get it sweaty and wet and all slippery and see how that feels and remember leather is hard composite is soft there's a difference. Also the texture of leather will get smooth once it starts breaking in I have a picture where you can kinda see the texture of the ball it's still not any where near broken in yet. The picture is after two weeks of me just shooting and dribbling it for 2 days and for 2hr both days. So a total of 4 days and 4hr all together and I get the ball sweaty and wet in the process to also help break in it. Power dribbles help to. I absolutely love this ball no cap. I'm definitely gonna buy another.

Professional International basketball!

My son eats, sleeps and dreams about basketball! He is like a basketball guru. He knows a lot about basketball and is what I would call a basketball connoisseur. So, I bought this for my son right before the pandemic hit when he was going overseas to play basketball as they use this type of ball there. I wanted to wait until he’s had it for some years to rate it In order to give it a true review because I know how important reviews are as I use them to decide if I want to actually make the purchase. Then, I kind of forgot about doing so, until now, but I’m glad I waited so I could give it a more accurate review, per my son, since he’s used it. Because initially, when he first got it, he RAVED over this ball; the ball was just fantastic; he said it was great when he first got it! Like, literally, he said it was the best ball he’d ever had… seriously, I can’t stress how much he LOVED it!! He said that the grip was amazing and it felt good in your hands. He said when you sweat, it still had a great feel. However, over the years, it has declined tremendously.. It no longer has that same good feel and great grip became nonexistent. It became very slippery the more you used it. With use, whenever you sweat, it seems you have to pound the ball a lot harder. Overall, he said it was an ok ball in the beginning, but it’s not something that he would just rave over. nor would he buy one again to own.

feels really good in hand.

Catastrophique.

The molten brand is very well known for its basketball quality we ordered one and it matched our expectations

Greatest touch ever

Le grip n’était déjà pas terrible. Utilisation unique en extérieur sur un sol plutôt doux qui a mis fin au revêtement du ballon.