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Why is the NBA creating a new basketball?
During the 2023 All-Star game, the NBA revealed a see-through basketball that doesn’t need to be inflated. Scientists have tried to create better basketballs for years, but could never come up with a solution. Scientists used a new method called additive manufacturing which uses 3-D printing to build perfect shapes like the spheres used to make basketballs. The NBA found a company that used the technology to build rocket ships and asked if they could build them the perfect ball. The ball has the same weight, size and bounce as a normal basketball. So why wouldn’t the NBA just keep the ball they already use? The new ball can be made more efficiently since it’s built in one piece by a machine rather than glued together in parts by a real person. The ball is also made perfect every time so there’s no wasted materials thrown away. Since the new ball has no air pressure, it will look, feel and play the same wherever a game is being played. Air pressure changes how a player shoots or dribbles and having a ball without air in it will take away those risks forever.