Basketball Beep 

When a fire alarm battery loses battery the alarm unit will eminate a beeping sound in a specified duration letting the resident know the battery needs changing. This is widely known to affect the black community because they don't change the battery.

Yo I was just on Instagram live and this Hood man's crib was basketball beeping the entire time.

Basketball Beep by Bryguy21 May 27, 2024

Basketball Beep 

The distinct noise made by a common American household item. This often indicates the presence of an African American residing in said household. This sound can also be heard and misinterpreted as the iconic sound of a sneaker being skid across the Basketball court.

Bro 1: "Did I just hear a 'Basketball Beep' through the mic?"
Bro 2: *proceeds to obliterate the headsets of everyone in the CoD Lobby*

Basketball Beep by BigChodeMan21 June 1, 2024

basketball beep 

The audible notification of a smoke alarm that has a low battery.

All of the players on the team had to mute their microphones for remote learning this morning due to the constant basketball beeps from their smoke detectors.

basketball beep by edward koin June 9, 2024