FIBA APPROVED basketball with rubber cover BG2000 series. Molten use a special rubber compound to give the basketball a tacky feel and durability. Deep-pebble surface. Nylon wound. Butyl bladder. Official size and weight. Molten recently introduced the new patented 12-panel basketball - a cutting-edge design, providing additional seams when compared to the traditional 8-panel balls manufactured by other ball makers. More seams, mean better fingertip control for dribbling, passing and shooting. The Molten 12-panel basketball is now used in every top international competition world-wide.