When an announcement came on December 11, 2006 that the NBA was switching back to a traditional basketball after the failure of a synthetic model, NBC Sports had the tagline "We're with you, Leather"
wˌɛn ɐn ɐnˈaʊnsmənt kˈeɪm ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ðætðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ wʌz swˈɪtʃɪŋ bˈæk tʊ ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl ˈæftɚ ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ əvə sɪnθˈɛɾɪk mˈɑːdəl, ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː spˈoːɹts hæd ðə tˈæɡlaɪn "wɪɹ wɪð juː, lˈɛðɚ"