With high-def TV, you can see every pore and tattoo on LeBron James' body. But when viewers at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas watch this weekend's NBA All-Star game, they'll actually see LeBron leaping toward them.
According to Variety, Sunday's game will be the first live sports event to be broadcast in 3-dimensional HD. The event will be filmed by five 3D HD cameras, and broadcast in the third dimension in two theaters at the Mandalay Bay. Guests (sorry, invite only) will have to don special eyewear in order to see the picture in 3D. The broadcast is a warm-up: The NBA is also looking at airing an NBA Finals game in 3D HD--and this one would be for paying fans.
As the senior VP of operations and technology for NBA Entertainment told Variety, it's "about as close as you can get to having courtside seats." Somehow, we doubt Jack Nicholson would be jealous.
