An inflatable sport ball, such as a basketball, a football, a soccer ball,
a volleyball or a playground ball, is provided with a self-contained
inflation mechanism, or multiple self-contained inflation mechanisms, for
inflating or adding pressure to the ball. The mechanism is a pump which
is retained inside of the ball and which is operable from outside of the
ball to pump ambient air into the ball. The pump additionally contains an
integral pressure relief device to selectively relieve the pressure of
the ball. Instead or in addition to the pressure relief device, the pump
optionally contains a pressure indicating device to determine the
relative pressure of the ball. The pressure indicator provides a
numerical indication of the internal pressure of the ball as measured or
determined by a pressure sensor.