Introducing the Wilson Airless Prototype Basketball

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it have you guys ever heard of that old saying?

My only concern is the grip on that thing

new ball, so what, all it is is 3d printed, what new revolutionary thing does it bring to basketball, nothing, in fact they emphasised how it bounces and performs exactly like a regular basketball, meaning they pioneered a new ball to make it the same performance as pre-existing balls

HOW ARE FANS SUPPOSED TO GET AUTOGRAPHS?!?!????

It will release in 2025/6

How much is this

the biggest question i have is: how does it sound, bouncing? like fieldhockey plastic ball? 🥺

but having something like this in Football might be really interesting!, increasing the throwdistance & aerodynamics with a mesh ball 🤔

IF YOU CAN SEE THE RIM THROUGH THE BALL. ITS NOT BASKETBALL. THIS IS A CON SO EVERYONE SHOOTS BETTER. PERIOD.

😺

Basketballs are so expensive these days.
But i have a secret technique.
When you ballin in the park, and your ball gets damaged or destroyed, dont be afraid.
Just use a special substitute.
An unattended toddler.
Did you know that 2 to 4 year olds are almost exactly the size of a regular basketball, they bounce more, and they make funny noises when they bounce too.
As long as you dont get too sweaty, you can even return the child with only a slight chance of damage.
Trust me, i didnt get arrested. Yet.

K. Now make airless tires

Tom Hanks will like it as well

I want this.

100% aerodynamics are different to a regular ball. Anyways, what issue or gap in the market is this supposed to address? What's the benefit of this compared to a regular ball?

Papu :v

Looks like I won't be able to spin the ball on the tip of my finger anymore. Look at those holes 🧐

good ball

This will never make it to the NBA

I'm gonna guess the price, 399.00

This is stupid

cringe

bro never use this in the nba or overseas

NO. Imagine catching the tip of your finger from an errant pass. Your finger nail is coming straight OFF

This is cool but really, if it ain't broke don't fix it. A 3D printed basketball? They're gonna try and sell you on the fact that you don't need to pump it up but seriously how difficult is pumping up a basketball ?

What a weirdly overhyped product. Literally no need to reinvent the ball, the only ‘improvement’ is it doesn’t need to be inflated which means they will take up way more space being transported than a deflatable ball, they’re individually made with this hours long process of melting a load of plastic powder together with lasers which will take more time and energy to produce, and add loads of microplastics to the environment, it will probably not feel the same as a real basketball. And all the increased production and transportation costs will mean it’s gonna cost like $400 and just be one of those dumb status symbols that people put on a pedestal because it’s marketed with the word ‘technology’

Just looking at this, players' fingers are gonna snag on the hexes, and it's going to screw up shooting. I think you should try this with a soccer ball instead. Bet you could get some crazy wiffleball type whip on it.

A twelve year old wrote this script. 

"A basketball made of powder and lasers."

Looks awesome only thing that makes me sad is that it will probably cost like $300 each 😔
I hope they bring the costs down and these balls become the norm.. a ball that is not affected by punctures or water..

Spaulding biting their nails rn

What problem does this solve? Is air limited? The only use case is to prevent balls from deflating but that does not happen at all when the ball is made well.

Nice

bro its a ball. why you takin out his lungs

would it not be affected by the air differently if it has holes in it?

Basket balls 🏀 have a bright color for visibility. Having a black color defeats that purpose.

I want it.

You know, there is still air in the basketball, it just isn't pressurized air.

now lets make car tires out of this

Is it grippy because its plastic

To claim it feels and performs the same is absolutely ridiculous. Just the aerodynamics alone will completely change the way the ball performs.

That finna brake

Still never seen this thing dribbled.

ok make a soccer ball next ⚽

Horrible concept but i want one anyway

Glorious model O of basketballs 💀

This would be great... no longer needed to ever worry about pumping air or getting the right consistency for your basketball ever again. Hope the materials are durable enough for outdoor bball tho

Hopefully it will be not so expensive

I want one

I need this for outdoor hooping.

this is cool n all...but why?

Actually not airless