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 ...

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 ...

The wait is over: Wilson Sporting Goods’ 3D-printed airless basketball goes on sale on Feb. 16. At a purchase price of $2,500 for the limited edition, though, it begs the question — who exactly is ...

Wilson’s Airless Gen1 basketball is back. The hollow, $2,500 3D-printed basketball that doesn’t need to be inflated was first showcased at the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. Now, Wilson is selling the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wilson debuted its limited edition airless basketball on Friday. The Airless Gen 1 comes with a $2,500 price tag, and it's already sold out. The 3D-printed ball is the topic of discussion on X, TikTok ...

How many times has a game of basketball been thwarted by a ball that was too flat to bounce? An air pump with a properly sized needle isn’t something most people carry around with them all the time, ...

When K.J. Martin unveiled the Wilson 3D Airless Prototype Basketball at the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk event, all eyes were on the black lattice-work basketball he held. One year later Wilson, again ...