If you’ve ever held a basketball, you’ve probably just assumed that its black lines are added by machine. In some cases, that’s almost surely true. However, there are still plenty of people out there painting basketball lines by hand, and they’re really, really good at it.

*Should* this job be done by a machine? Almost certainly. The gig looks like absolute hell. But is it impressive nonetheless? No question.

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This is how basketball is made.
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