A recognizable character
BALL’s identity, personality and specified creative materials, with voice use defined in the agreement.
Character licensing + configured AIGAME 5 BALL
Founded by NBA legend Scottie Pippen
Championship history.Put it to work.
License BALL, a distinctive AI character configured with your approved knowledge. Help a shopper understand a product, a guest discover an experience, or a visitor find their next step.
The story behind the characterThe Chicago Bulls’ first championship basketball.Preserved from that night by Scottie Pippen · June 12, 1991↗01One-of-one originA real cultural property
02Live configured intelligenceApproved knowledge and behavior
03Controlled deploymentDefined environment and boundaries
04Measurable next actionEvidence beyond novelty
BALLINTERACTIVE AI CHARACTERBALLINTERACTIVE AI CHARACTER
Live AI demonstrationReady
Ready
Tap once and speak naturally. BALL will wait through a natural pause, then respond when you finish.
BALL is an AI character inspired by the original Game 5 championship ball. The physical artifact remains unchanged.
01 / The offer
One character.
Your customer moment.
You license the BALL character and a configured AI experience for an agreed use. We shape the knowledge, presentation and handoff around one job that matters to your audience.
Your approved knowledge
The product, property or event information BALL can use, the claims it can make, and when it should bring in a person.
A working customer experience
One agreed browser surface, configured interaction, launch support and a report on the measures selected together.
The history inspires the experience. The license does not transfer the physical basketball or automatically include human talent, appearances or third-party rights.
02 / Try the experience
One conversation.
A useful next step.
Choose a setting and speak with BALL, or run an example without a microphone. These are live illustrations of the character. Your business knowledge and handoff are configured for your pilot.
Live AI demonstration · Illustrative settings, not connected partner deployments
BALL · AI CHARACTERReady
ReadyPress Speak with BALL
Sports retailProduct education at a basketball footwear display
One customer jobProduct education at a basketball footwear display
Customer
“Help me find the right basketball shoe.”
BALL
“Tell me how you like to play. With the retailer’s approved product details, I can explain the differences between shoes, then connect you with an associate to check fit and availability.”
Approved next actionA better-informed handoff to a store associate
What the pilot can studyProduct questions answered · Associate handoffs completed
Operating boundaryThis is an illustrative experience. No retailer catalog or live inventory is connected to this demo. A partner approves product claims and the associate handoff before launch.
Discuss this customer experienceBALL is an AI character inspired by the original Game 5 championship ball.
Founder and artifact stewardScottie Pippen with the Game 5 BALL
Archive 001 · Documented origin
The ball from the night a dynasty began.
This is the Chicago Bulls' first championship basketball, preserved from that night by NBA legend Scottie Pippen. He held it at the final buzzer of Game 5 of the 1991 NBA Finals and kept it for more than three decades. Its history is documented through his direct custody and The BALL Foundation's provenance record.
GameGame 5 of the 1991 Finals
DateJune 12, 1991
ResultChicago 108 · Los Angeles 101
MomentChicago's first championship
StewardshipPreserved by Scottie Pippen for more than three decades
Inspired characterBALL · A distinct AI experience
Why BALL
A story people can enter.
A next step they can take.
The advantage over a generic chatbot is the combination: a specific cultural origin, a recognizable character and a useful job. Select a stage to explore the journey.
The story of the physical Game 5 ball is the origin. BALL is the distinct AI character it inspired; a deployment does not include the artifact itself.
The championship origin and BALL’s own personality give a customer a distinctive invitation to engage. The pilot measures whether that invitation works in your environment.
Partner-approved knowledge helps BALL answer, compare and explain. It acknowledges a missing answer and offers the agreed human handoff.
The interaction moves toward an approved action or human handoff.
The pilot studies agreed engagement, completion and handoff signals.
01The original artifact
The story of the physical Game 5 ball is the origin. BALL is the distinct AI character it inspired; a deployment does not include the artifact itself.
Agree the baseline and success measures before launch. Review completed actions, answer quality and human handoffs together. Engagement and revenue lift are not guaranteed.
Request a PilotHow it launches
Start on hardware you already have.
A website, tablet or display can be the starting surface. Device requirements, installation and any integrations are confirmed during scoping. No proprietary BALL hardware is required.
Partner controlApproved knowledgeProducts · Property · Events · Training
Controlled intelligenceBALLKnowledge · Voice · Behavior · BoundariesFamiliar screensWebsite · Tablet · Kiosk · Display · Mobile · Training platformMicrophone and speaker for voice. Touch and no-microphone modes are available.
Customer momentConversation to approved actionHuman handoff · Measurement · Reporting
Browser launch
A secure web experience running on an existing tablet, kiosk, connected display, or website. This is the fastest path to a controlled private pilot.
Managed deployment
A branded installation with device guidance, remote configuration, staff procedures, support, and agreed measurement.
Integrated deployment
A separately scoped connection to approved inventory, loyalty, reservation, CRM, sensor, training, or robotics systems.
01What the BALL team provides
- The scoped BALL character and configured experience
- Partner-approved knowledge and behavioral boundaries
- Voice, visual treatment, and interaction design
- The approved customer action or human handoff
- Remote-assisted setup support
- Agreed pilot measurement and reporting
02What the partner provides
- The approved location and device
- Reliable internet access
- Approved product, property, event, or program information
- An internal project owner
- Any required employee or human handoff
- Access to connected systems when integration is included
03Available for a standard pilot
- Secure browser-based experience
- Existing hardware or website
- Microphone and speaker voice
- Touch or no-microphone interaction
- Partner-approved knowledge
- Defined boundaries
- Approved action and human handoff
- Agreed measurement
04Partner-configurable
- Visual treatment
- Audience and environment
- Approved knowledge
- Interaction topics
- Customer action
- Employee or concierge handoff
- Pilot measurement plan
05Separately scoped
- Real-time inventory and catalogs
- CRM, loyalty, reservations, and accounts
- Sensor and training-platform data
- Robotics integrations
- Mobile application integration
- Multi-location deployment
Remote-assisted setup. Advanced integrations are separately scoped and added only when they create clear customer and business value.
Partnership possibilities
Start focused.
Build the next chapter together.
Choose the path that fits your readiness. Every expansion starts with a defined job, a responsible operator and a separate scope.
The original artifactGAME 5 BALLDigitally restored imageCustomer experiences
Product education, guest discovery or visitor orientation for a retailer, hospitality group, venue or cultural institution. Begin on one browser surface.
Sports training
Explore coach-approved explanations and encouragement with a training partner. Sensor feedback requires validated data, testing and a human coach.
Connected products & robotics
Explore BALL as a licensed conversational character inside a partner’s product. The partner owns hardware operation, movement and safety engineering.
Clinical and physical therapy applications require separate clinical leadership, validation and review. They are outside the standard customer experience pilot.
Enterprise trust and control
Premium requires discipline.
The experience stays remarkable because the operating boundaries remain clear, testable and visible.
Authorized control01
Approved knowledgePartner information is reviewed, isolated and versioned before deployment.
Partner information is reviewed, isolated and versioned before deployment.
Restricted topics, escalation rules and a visible stop control remain available to authorized operators.
Every visitor understands that BALL is an AI-powered experience using an authorized voice performance.
Data handling and transcript retention are configured and disclosed for each approved environment.
The partner approves tone, prohibited topics, claims, calls to action and escalation language.
The licensing opportunity
One character.
A clearly defined experience.
Explore a license for the BALL character and configured AI experience, with agreed project materials, deployment scope and approvals.
Is this the original ball?+
The original is the physical game-used artifact preserved by Scottie Pippen. BALL is the project’s AI character inspired by it. Its own GAME 5 BALL artwork identifies the interactive experience; it does not alter the original or its historical markings.
What could our license include?+
The written scope can include the BALL character, specified creative materials, configured knowledge and behavior, agreed screens or locations, support and measurement. Start with one audience, one environment and one useful customer job.
What is agreed separately?+
Physical-artifact display, personal appearances, third-party materials, exclusivity, additional territories and system integrations require separate review and agreement. Foundation authorization does not itself establish permission from a league, team, manufacturer, platform or unrelated individual.
Does the license include Scottie or Tyrese?+
Human talent rights are separate. The authorized voice of BALL does not grant unrestricted Tyrese Gibson voice rights, imitation rights, endorsements or personal participation. Any participation by NBA legend Scottie Pippen or Tyrese Gibson requires a separate written agreement and availability.
Is a digital asset purchase required?+
No digital asset is required. Enterprise licensing is a separate commercial agreement. No purchase or holding of a digital asset grants the physical artifact, character license, intellectual-property rights, equity or revenue participation.
Before launchYour standards.
Your standards.
An agreed operating plan.
Review data handling, retention, approved claims, escalation, support and access requirements together. Any certification, integration or service commitment must be confirmed for the specific deployment.
Paid private pilot · Approximately 8 to 12 weeks
Make one customer moment
worth coming back for.
Begin with a bounded pilot. Agree the customer job, approved knowledge, human handoff and measures, then configure, launch and review the experience before deciding what comes next.
One audience. One environment. One useful job. One human handoff.
- 01Weeks 1–2
Define
Choose the audience, environment, customer job and measurable next action.
- 02Weeks 3–5
Configure
Prepare approved knowledge, voice behavior, visual presentation and restrictions.
- 03Weeks 6–10
Launch
Deploy with human oversight, approved language and agreed measurement.
- 04Weeks 11–12
Review
Study utility, qualified handoffs and approved actions before any expansion decision.
Private pilot operating principlesView the complete structure
01One priority audience
02One controlled environment
03One customer job
04Approved knowledge and boundaries
05One human handoff
06One measurement plan
07One final review and expansion decision
A clear commercial structure
Know what you are buying.
And what comes next.
We cost the work before proposing a fee. Your written scope names the approved use, assets, term and territory, and separates the pilot from the ongoing relationship.
- 01Pilot
- Configuration, specified character rights, approved knowledge, one surface, testing, launch support and agreed reporting. Timing starts after scope, materials and access are approved.
- 02Continuing license & support
- A separately priced term covering licensed use, hosting, maintenance and an agreed support schedule. Conversation or voice-minute allowances, concurrent use and any overage rates are written into the scope.
- 03Expansion
- Additional locations, languages, content work, integrations, devices and talent are priced separately. Any expansion requires written approval.
The next step is a fit conversation, then a written scope with fees, usage limits and payment milestones. Work begins after signature and the agreed deposit. No automatic expansion or unlimited usage.
Enterprise inquiryProtected submission
PAID PRIVATE PILOT INQUIRY
Where could BALL be useful to your customers?
For select retailers, hospitality groups, venues, training platforms, technology partners and cultural institutions.
A useful brief answers three things
01Who is the audience?
02Where does the interaction happen?
03What should become easier or more memorable?
Your path to launch
01Fit conversation with your project owner
02Written scope, fees and success measures
03Signature, agreed deposit and kickoff