Get ESPN MBB Event Play Personnel (On-Court Lineup at Play)

Returns the players on court at a specific MBB play in long format (one row per athlete entry across both competitors). Foundation for lineup analysis. ESPN coverage is sparse — many plays return zero rows; the wrapper returns a typed empty tibble in that case.

Returns the players on court at a specific NBA play in long format (one row per athlete entry across both competitors). Foundation for lineup analysis. ESPN coverage is sparse — many plays return zero rows; the wrapper returns a typed empty tibble in that case.

Usage

espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(event_id, play_id, ...)

espn_nba_game_play_personnel(event_id, play_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id

ESPN event identifier.

play_id

ESPN play identifier.

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A long tibble with one row per on-court athlete.

A long tibble with one row per on-court athlete.

See also

Other ESPN MBB Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), 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_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), 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_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_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), 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()

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), 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_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_position(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), 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_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), 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(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_player_contracts(), espn_nba_team_depthchart(), espn_nba_transactions()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(event_id = 401256760, play_id = 401256760101805901)
#> ✖ 2026-08-27 17:47:04.290066: Failed to retrieve ESPN mens-college-basketball play personnel 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 Personnel ──────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:04 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
# }
# \donttest{
  espn_nba_game_play_personnel(event_id = 401283399, play_id = 4012833994)
#> ── ESPN NBA Event Play Personnel ──────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:04 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 7
#> # ℹ 7 variables: league <chr>, event_id <chr>, play_id <chr>, team_id <chr>,
#> #   athlete_id <chr>, athlete_ref <chr>, competitor_ref <chr>
# }