Basketball has changed a lot over the years, and that goes for the sport as well as the ball itself. While James Naismith first prescribed tossing soccer balls into peach baskets to allow athletes to ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Wilson created a futuristic airless basketball that's getting all the hype on social media, and the $2 ...

Nadine Lippa, innovation manager at Wilson Sporting Goods, wasn’t joking when she says her boss tasked her to “reinvent the basketball.” And her 3D Airless Prototype Basketball does feel like ...

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The Airless Gen1 basketball builds upon Wilson’s prototype, and includes performance improvements and a streamlined manufacturing process. The basketball “nearly fits” regulation basketball criteria, ...

Wilson Sporting Goods has released a limited edition Airless Gen1 3D-printed basketball. With only 75 unique units during this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend, it has sold out. In 2023, Wilson turned ...

Adidas is introducing a new platform for performance sports product made with additive manufacturing, debuting with a 3D-printed basketball sneaker. The unnamed Adidas basketball sneaker leads the way ...

Basketball was invented in 1891, and aside from switching to the now-iconic orange ball around the 1950s (and ditching an OG version with laces, akin to a football), not a whole lot has changed about ...

Forward-looking: Sports gear company Wilson has reinvented the basketball. It recently created a high-tech prototype that needs no air to bounce. The so-called "Airless Prototype" is the first ...

It is hard to imagine a ball without air, especially as it looks deflated and would not bounce as it is, making it hard to play with in different sports. However, Wilson wants to change that, and as ...

Adidas is introducing a new platform for performance sports product made with additive manufacturing, debuting with a 3D-printed basketball sneaker. The unnamed Adidas basketball sneaker leads the way ...