There could be a few answers to this question.
If you're referring to any person with the ball then you would call them the "ball handler".
If you're referring to the man's silhouette on the NBA logo, it's Jerry West.
The name of the content basketball before it was called basketball is Soccer ball
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A ball player is a person who plays any form of ball game or sport, such as baseball or basketball.
A ballhandler is a person in basketball who is handling the ball at any moment.
A ballhandler is a person in Basketball who is handling the ball at any moment.
Ball 'n a basket! Some people call basketball "hoops".
Ball handelers
If the ball touches a person foot while in play the other team receives the ball
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Ball skillz, big balls, courtwatchers
It means this because it contains a basket and a ball.
In basketball you try to throw the ball into the hoop(basket) so that is why you use a ball in basketball.