a game of basketball in the hood, where niggas would punch you out whenever u got the ball; until you shot it or passed it. Players that could take the blows would win.
variations of the game are:
tackle basketball
hood ball
Nigga #1: aiight lets play nigga ball
Nigga #2: Yeah!
Nigga #3: Nah I hate nigga ball! Shit always ends in a brawl