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据悉，NBA官方确认从2021-2022赛季开始，美国著名运动品牌Wilson（威尔胜）将成为NBA比赛用球赞助商，NBA官方赛事用球也将会在时隔37年之后重新用回Wilson。这一消息的确认，意味着自1983年起至今，已经在NBA赛场上出现了37年的SPALDING（斯伯丁），将会正式退出NBA的舞台，这也将成为全世界无数球迷们青春的回忆。
May 13, 2020-The American Professional Basketball Association (NBA) and Wilson Sporting Goods Co. announced a long-term partnership. Wilson will become the official match ball for NBA, American Women's Professional Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League, NBA 2K League and African Basketball League (BAL).
2020年5月13日 - 美国职业篮球协会（NBA）和Wilson威尔胜宣布了一项长期合作伙伴关系。Wilson将成为NBA、美国女子职业篮球协会（WNBA）、NBA G 联赛、NBA 2K联赛以及非洲篮球联赛（BAL）的官方比赛用球。
知识点：
long-term [ˌlɒŋˈtəːm] adj.长期的
此次合作并非Wilson和NBA的第一次合作。早在1946年，Wilson和NBA就建立了合作关系，直到1983年，NBA官方用球才变为了Spalding。
"The cooperation with Wilson will bring us back to our roots when planning for the future," said Salvatore LaRocca, president of NBA Global Marketing Cooperation.
“与Wilson威尔胜的合作将让我们在规划未来的时候回归本源，”NBA全球市场合作总裁萨尔瓦托-拉罗卡表示。
知识点：
cooperation [kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] n.合作；协作；配合
"We had worked together for 37 seasons, which can be traced back to 1946, when Wilson produced the first NBA official ball. We are looking forward to working together to develop basketball game. "
“我们曾合作过37个赛季，这可以追溯到1946年，当时Wilson威尔胜生产出了第一个NBA官方用球。我们期待携手共同发展篮球运动。”
知识点：
trace [treɪs] v.发现；跟踪；追踪；追溯；描绘；
n.痕迹；踪迹；微量；少许；
trace back to: 追溯到；
"Our commitment to the development of global basketball is the cornerstone of Wilson and our cooperation with NBA," said Kevin Murphy, general manager of Wilson basketball.
“我们对于全球篮球运动发展的承诺，是Wilson以及我们与NBA合作的基石，”Wilson威尔胜篮球总经理凯文-墨菲（Kevin Murphy）说。
知识点：
commitment [kəˈmɪtm(ə)nt] n.献身；投入；约定；约束；义务；承诺；保证；
cornerstone [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn] n.隅石；墙角石；基石；基础；支柱
"We have a very high enthusiasm for basketball and the league, and at the same time we have a deep historical origin with each other.
“我们对篮球运动以及联盟都有极高的热情，同时彼此也有着很深的历史渊源。
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historical origin: 历史渊源
Since we have entered a new chapter of cooperation, our focus and energywill be on supporting the league, players, coaches and fans with the most advanced and high-performance match balls. "
现在我们进入了合作的新篇章，我们的关注焦点和精力将集中于用最先进、最高性能的比赛用球来支持联盟、球员、教练和球迷。
知识点：
high-performance [haipəˈfɔ:məns] adj. 高性能的；高绩效的
更换比赛用球注定不容易，最受影响的还是NBA的球员们，尤其是偏射手型的球员，他们需要更多的时间去适应新的比赛用球。早在2007-2008赛季，Spalding提出更换当时使用的真皮篮球，随即便遭到很多NBA球员的强烈不满，最终Spalding的这一决策也被否决。
NBA official match balls are different from ordinary match balls. They are specially made and have strict standards in material, size, weight and wear resistance.
不同于普通的比赛用球，NBA比赛用球都是需要特制的，对材质、大小、重量和耐磨程度有着严格的标准。
知识点：
wear resistance: 耐磨性；耐磨性能.
Therefore, the newly replaced Wilson basketball will be definitely different from Spalding. Players need time to get used to the feel of the new ball, which may affect their shooting percentage.
因此，新更换的威尔胜肯定会跟之前的斯伯丁有所不同。球员们需要时间去适应新球的手感，这或许会影响到他们的投篮命中率。
知识点：
shooting percentage：投篮命中率
Take Durant as an example. During his NCAA campaign in 2007, his shooting percentage was 47.3% , 40.4% from the three points and 81.6% from the free throw line. However, since entering NBA, his shooting percentage became49.3% , 38.1% from the three points and 88.3% from the free throw line.
以杜兰特为例，他2007年在征战NCAA期间，投篮命中率47.3%，三分命中率40.4%，罚球命中率81.6%。但进入NBA之后生涯至今，他的投篮命中率为49.3%，三分命中率38.1%，罚球命中率88.3%。
知识点：
campaign [kamˈpeɪn] n.战役；战斗；运动；v.参与运动
Obviously, the shooting percentage of using Spalding basketball in NBA is higher than that of using Wilson basketball in NCAA for Durant. This is probably why he expressed his opposition of changing the official match ball.
显然杜兰特在NBA使用斯伯丁篮球的投篮命中率是比在NCAA用威尔胜篮球的命中率要高的。这或许是也是杜兰特对更换比赛用球表示反对的原因。
知识点：
opposition [ɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] n.反抗；抵抗；反对；对立；相对；敌手；对手；
However, this change may not have much impact. On the one hand, most players have experienced NCAA and are familiar with Wilson basketball.
不过，这次换球应该影响不会太大，一方面是大部分球员都是经历过NCAA，对威尔胜篮球还是比较熟悉的。
On the other hand, it is reported that the new official match ball will follow the previous standard, and Wilson's design department will also solicit relevant opinions from the players' union.
另一方面，据报道，新的官方用球将遵循此前的用球标准，而且威尔胜的设计部门也会向球员工会征求相关意见。
知识点：
solicit [səˈlɪsɪt] v.请求；乞求得到；征求；请教.
总而言之，重返美职篮舞台的Wilson（威尔胜）将会开启品牌的全新旅程。而陪伴无数年轻球迷成长的Spalding（斯伯丁），也即将成为历史。那么，你更加喜欢哪一个品牌的篮球呢？
关于Wilson：
Wilson旗下产品十分丰富，篮球是其中的一个重要品类。相对比其他品牌，拥有吸湿科技、波浪核心、贴皮筋沟等多项特有专利科技的Wilson篮球“一切为了手感”，是“一颗有科技的篮球”！迈克尔·乔丹、德里克·罗斯均为其代言人。2012年，Wilson篮球成为中国国家男子篮球队和中国国家女子篮球队的官方用球。目前美国NCAA锦标赛、国际篮联3V3比赛、肯德基三人篮球赛等多项赛事的指定用球也都是它！