now he s being watched by recruiters. has it hit you yet that you re this big star? no. reporter: so we put him to the test. want to see if you can go a little one on one? okay. reporter: at 4 5 , it sure seems like i have the advantage. but julian is quick. bucket. this kid is one to watch on the court and in the classroom. a straight a student with hoop dreams. nice job. jon schriffen, abc news, new york. keep up the good work. we ll be watching. the kid has skills, no doubt. i wouldn t say that was john s best defense, just to be real. but get this, he was promoted to his varsity team because his first three games in the middle school team, he scored 63, 69 and 91 points. wow! you can do better, right, than john? i taught that kid everything he knows, man. right. okay. and you re the original baller.
reporter: to re-create the disaster, physicist steve wolf and the team test each theory, one at a time. lightning, a bomb, a spark. the question is, was the hindenberg brought down by mother nature, sabotage, or something else? in our lab testing, most of those theories really didn t pan out. but one of them does. reporter: after 75 years, the team will make the public wait just a bit longer for the answer. releasing their findings on sunday. jon schriffen, abc news, new york. should be fascinating what answer they come up with. obviously, it s best known for those fiery images. but in its heyday, that was the fastest and most comfortable way to get across the atlantic. so it was a milestone at the time. of course, we remember how it ended, just like the titanic. we remember the tragedy, not the accomplishment. that was the first trip from europe to north america of the 1937 and they didn t have a full airship, only 36 passengers.