These five basketballs span from the dawn of the game, from a time when Walter Kennedy was Commissioner of the NBA. Four balls have laces, an indication of a bygone era. The fifth basketball is a Wilson Official NBA ball with the facsimile signature of Conmissioner J. Walter Kennedy. Included in the group is a pair of pre-Chuck Taylor basketball hi-top brown sneakers. They are made of canvas with rubber tips and soles.