Autographed commemorative Charlotte Bobcats vs. the Orlando Magic basketball

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hand painted and autographed, game played, leather basketball used in the Charlotte Bobcats vs. the Orlando Magic game on November 6, 2004, owned by Robert Johnson. The ball has eight orange and white panels with black ribs. Five of the eight panels have text printed on them. One panel has black printed text that reads [SPALDING®]. Another panel reads [Official Game Ball / NBA / David J. Stern / COMMISIONER / NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION] printed in text of varying sizes and fonts. Printed black text over the panel with the inflation valve reads [SELECTED GRAIN / GENUINE LEATHER / E KR / MOISTEN NEEDLE / INFLATE 7 TO 9 LBS / MADE IN KOREA]. A fourth panel has a black, stylized graphic logo of a man dribbling a basketball next to large, outlined text that reads [NBA].

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