Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US black) basketball.

1967		J. Sack M. (1986) 34: ‘Weren’t you this cold playing b-ball?’ ‘What sir?’ ‘Playing basketball?’ ‘No, sir.’.
1976		C. Whelton CB Baby 119: Nothing like a little B-ball [HDAS].
1980		Eble Campus Sl. Spring 1: b-ball – basketball.
1997		T. Fontana ‘To Your Health’ Oz ser. 1 ep. 6 [TV script] The man is one of the greatest b-ball players of all time.
1998		advert 🌐 B-BALL The Pro Basketball Simulation Software Statistical Database.
2002		NBA.com 🌐 Join Richard Hamilton of the Washington Wizards at his 2002 RIP HAMILTON’S B-BALL CAMP For Boys and Girls Ages 9–17.
2017		D. Winslow The Force [ebook] Heavy betting on the b-ball games.