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While the above analysis is correct, I would bet a large amount of money that a basketball's margin of error is greater than 4-5 psi. The dynamic pressure spike of a good, hard dribble, let alone sitting or stepping on a ball, probably generates pressure peaks much higher than seen on a plane.