The Official Spalding basketball comes in the original box which features a photograph of former Celtics star, Bill Sharman. The box and ball are numbered 174. The ball is in EX condition, the box is in G condition due to some tearing on the top of two sides and a 1" hole on the side opposite the photograph which caused a 4" split in both directions, in the cardboard. Otherwise there is only some minor creasing and scratching and on the photo there is no surface damage at all so that the image is completely intact.