Dallas Mavericks AI Holograms Score Free Throws from Outer Space, Ushering in Zero-Gravity NBA Era DALLAS, TX — In a historic leap that has redefined professional basketball and space tourism, the Dallas Mavericks have just played the first-ever zero-gravity basketball game, streamed live from the International Space Station. Using a new proprietary technology called "Mav-Field Holographics," team star Luka Dončić was beamed into the ISS lab as a photonic avatar, completing a perfect 12-for-12 free throw run while the sphere-stadium known as "Orbitorium" rotated at 0.5 G. The game was officiated by a neutral AI umpire trained on 10,000 hours of Earth-based NBA data but adapted to account for microgravity spin physics. Social media exploded as fans watched the ball travel in slow-motion arcs, some predicting that within three years, every NBA game will have a "Space Quarter." The Mavericks’ front office has already partnered with SpaceX and Blue Origin to build the first zero-G court modules, with season tickets for the 2030 "Deep Orbit" season already selling at a 500% premium. Critics warn of a growing "digital caste system" where only billionaires can afford to watch in real-time from orbit, while Earth-bound fans are forced to watch heavily compressed 2D feeds.