Get ESPN NBA Event Play Detail (Single Play)
Source:R/espn_nba_event_detail.R
espn_nba_event_play.RdReturns the rich detail block for a single NBA play: sequence, period,
clock, text, scoring/shooting flags, current home/away score, team
$ref, and shot coordinates if applicable. Complements the bulk
espn_nba_pbp() output by exposing the canonical core-v2 play record.
See also
Other ESPN NBA Functions:
espn_nba_athlete_awards(),
espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_nba_athlete_contract(),
espn_nba_athlete_contracts(),
espn_nba_athlete_eventlog(),
espn_nba_athlete_eventlog_v2(),
espn_nba_athlete_gamelog(),
espn_nba_athlete_info(),
espn_nba_athlete_overview(),
espn_nba_athlete_seasons(),
espn_nba_athlete_splits(),
espn_nba_athlete_statisticslog(),
espn_nba_athlete_stats(),
espn_nba_athletes_index(),
espn_nba_award(),
espn_nba_betting(),
espn_nba_calendar(),
espn_nba_coach(),
espn_nba_coach_record(),
espn_nba_coach_season(),
espn_nba_coaches(),
espn_nba_conferences(),
espn_nba_draft(),
espn_nba_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_nba_draft_athletes(),
espn_nba_draft_pick(),
espn_nba_draft_rounds(),
espn_nba_draft_status(),
espn_nba_event_broadcasts(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_leaders(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_linescores(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_records(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_roster(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_roster_entry(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_score(),
espn_nba_event_competitor_statistics(),
espn_nba_event_odds(),
espn_nba_event_official_detail(),
espn_nba_event_officials(),
espn_nba_event_play_personnel(),
espn_nba_event_player_box(),
espn_nba_event_powerindex(),
espn_nba_event_predictor(),
espn_nba_event_probabilities(),
espn_nba_event_propbets(),
espn_nba_event_situation(),
espn_nba_franchise(),
espn_nba_franchises(),
espn_nba_freeagents(),
espn_nba_futures(),
espn_nba_game_all(),
espn_nba_game_rosters(),
espn_nba_injuries(),
espn_nba_leaders(),
espn_nba_news(),
espn_nba_pbp(),
espn_nba_player_box(),
espn_nba_player_stats(),
espn_nba_position(),
espn_nba_positions(),
espn_nba_powerindex(),
espn_nba_scoreboard(),
espn_nba_season_awards(),
espn_nba_season_draft(),
espn_nba_season_group(),
espn_nba_season_group_children(),
espn_nba_season_group_teams(),
espn_nba_season_groups(),
espn_nba_season_info(),
espn_nba_season_leaders(),
espn_nba_season_ranking(),
espn_nba_season_rankings(),
espn_nba_season_type(),
espn_nba_season_types(),
espn_nba_season_week(),
espn_nba_season_weeks(),
espn_nba_seasons(),
espn_nba_standings(),
espn_nba_team(),
espn_nba_team_box(),
espn_nba_team_current_roster(),
espn_nba_team_depthchart(),
espn_nba_team_injuries(),
espn_nba_team_leaders(),
espn_nba_team_news(),
espn_nba_team_odds_records(),
espn_nba_team_record(),
espn_nba_team_record_detail(),
espn_nba_team_roster(),
espn_nba_team_schedule(),
espn_nba_team_season_profile(),
espn_nba_team_season_roster(),
espn_nba_team_season_statistics(),
espn_nba_team_stats(),
espn_nba_teams(),
espn_nba_tournament(),
espn_nba_tournament_season(),
espn_nba_tournament_seasons(),
espn_nba_tournaments(),
espn_nba_transactions(),
espn_nba_venues(),
espn_nba_week_ranking(),
espn_nba_week_rankings(),
espn_nba_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_nba_event_play(event_id = 401283399, play_id = 4012833994)
#> ── ESPN NBA Event Play Detail ─────────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 19:26:39 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 19
#> league event_id play_id sequence_number type_id type_text text short_text
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 nba 401283399 4012833994 4 615 Jumpball Isai… NA
#> # ℹ 11 more variables: period <int>, clock <chr>, scoring_play <lgl>,
#> # score_value <dbl>, away_score <int>, home_score <int>, shooting_play <lgl>,
#> # coordinate_x <dbl>, coordinate_y <dbl>, team_ref <chr>, wallclock <chr>
# }