Carnival Basketball
Junk in 99 Nights in the Forest
About
The Carnival Basketball is an item used at the Hoop Shot in the Carnival in 99 Nights in the Forest. Getting it through the hoop 3 times before the timer ends earns a Ticket, one of those used to open the Hedge Maze.
Carnival Basketball — In-Depth Analysis
The Carnival Basketball is the throwable for one carnival game, the Hoop Shot. You toss it at the hoop, and if you get it through 3 times before the timer runs out, the game pays out a Ticket. That Ticket is one of the ones that open the Hedge Maze, so the ball is a small step toward a bigger area.
The wiki describes it as an ordinary orange basketball with black stripes, identical to the normal Basketball, and says you find it at the Carnival itself. It is filed under Junk, and its only use is that one stall.
The wiki also gives a shortcut for the throwing part: stand on top of the hoop and, instead of throwing, pick the ball up and drop it straight in.