Found
Found orange basketball near Flint Farmers Market
Flint
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I was leaving the Flint Farmers Market parking lot behind East 1st Street this afternoon around 3:15pm when I found an orange Spalding basketball sitting on the curb. It's youth size, a little deflated, with a noticeable dent on the bottom panel and a blue Sharpie initials 'AP' on the white stripe. The surface is a bit scuffed from the weather, but the ball is still in decent shape overall. If this belongs to you, I'd be happy to get it back—just tell me the initials you marked or describe the dent location, and we can arrange a swap locally.
Approximate found location
Flint
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