“Unity is so basketball-crazy, and the politicians more so than most,” said Peter. “It’s an exciting game.” “It’s a fake game,” said Peter. “The gravity here is only ninety-four percent of the gravity of Earth. They keep the baskets at the regulation height, but now everybody can slam dunk, everybody can leap down the court at speeds unimaginable on Earth.” “They don’t play professional basketball on Earth anymore, do they?” asked Wang-Mu. “Nobody would pay to go see the games, they’re so slow and nobody seems to fly,” said Peter. “Nobody would broadcast them because nobody would watch.”

