Get ESPN MBB Event Play Detail (Single Play) — espn_mbb_game_play • hoopR

Returns the rich detail block for a single MBB play: sequence, period, clock, text, scoring/shooting flags, current home/away score, team $ref, and shot coordinates if applicable. Complements the bulk espn_mbb_pbp() output by exposing the canonical core-v2 play record.

Usage

espn_mbb_game_play(event_id, play_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id: ESPN event identifier.
play_id: ESPN play identifier (visible in pbp() output as play_id or extractable from plays[].$ref).
...: Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A single-row tibble.

See also

Other ESPN MBB Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_betting(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchise(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_broadcasts(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_officials(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_powerindex(), espn_mbb_game_predictor(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_rosters(), espn_mbb_game_situation(), espn_mbb_game_team_leaders(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_records(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_game_team_score(), espn_mbb_game_team_statistics(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_pbp(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_box(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_gamelog(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_splits(), espn_mbb_player_statisticslog(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_player_stats_v3(), espn_mbb_position(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_rankings(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), espn_mbb_season_group_children(), espn_mbb_season_group_teams(), espn_mbb_season_groups(), espn_mbb_season_info(), espn_mbb_season_leaders(), espn_mbb_season_ranking(), espn_mbb_season_rankings(), espn_mbb_season_type(), espn_mbb_season_types(), espn_mbb_season_week(), espn_mbb_season_weeks(), espn_mbb_seasons(), espn_mbb_standings(), espn_mbb_team(), espn_mbb_team_box(), espn_mbb_team_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_leaders(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_roster(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), espn_mbb_team_season_profile(), espn_mbb_team_season_roster(), espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(), espn_mbb_team_stats(), espn_mbb_teams(), espn_mbb_tournament(), espn_mbb_tournament_season(), espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(), espn_mbb_tournaments(), espn_mbb_venues(), espn_mbb_week_ranking(), espn_mbb_week_rankings(), espn_mbb_wp()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_mbb_game_play(event_id = 401256760, play_id = 401256760101805901)
#> ✖ 2026-06-04 12:19:50.247625: Failed to retrieve ESPN mens-college-basketball event play detail for event_id=401256760, play_id=401256760101805888
#> ✖ Args: league = "mens-college-basketball", event_id = 401256760, play_id = 401256760101805888
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Event Play Detail ─────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:19:50 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
# }