Yeah seems like Basketball has similar issues to Soccer. Left side has a heavy advantage. Maybe the 'ball' reads interactions on the left side first in it's programming, leading to players on the left having priority in kicking/throwing it?
That and the 'shooting' seems pretty weighted in favor of left side. Might be randomized, but it sure feels like shooting on the right hand basket you get it in 1/3 or 1/4 tries, while shooting on the left basket you get 1/10 or 1/20.