Blue Spalding basketball with orange trim
Description
I lost my blue Spalding basketball yesterday around 3pm in front of the East Springfield Community Center by Oak Street. It’s a size 7 outdoor ball, a bit worn from seasons of use, with a few scuffs and a faded logo. There’s a small white scratch near the seam and a tiny pebble dent on the orange panel that makes it squeak when I dribble. It really matters to me because I use it for weekend pickup games with my neighborhood crew, and I was counting on it for practice tonight. If anyone picked it up or saw it near the library entrance by the center, please let me know—I’d be grateful to get it back.
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