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Get ESPN NBA Event Officials

Get ESPN NBA Event Officials

Usage

espn_nba_game_officials(event_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id

ESPN event/game identifier (character or numeric).

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A tibble with one row per official assigned to the game.

col_nametypesdescription
event_idcharacterUnique event / game identifier (ESPN).
official_idcharacterUnique official / referee identifier.
full_namecharacterPlayer's full name.
display_namecharacterDisplay name.
position_idcharacterUnique position identifier.
position_namecharacterListed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
position_typecharacter
orderintegerDisplay order within the result set.

See also

Other ESPN NBA Functions: 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_franchise(), espn_nba_franchises(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_futures(), espn_nba_game_all(), espn_nba_game_broadcasts(), espn_nba_game_odds(), espn_nba_game_official_detail(), espn_nba_game_play(), espn_nba_game_play_personnel(), espn_nba_game_player_box(), espn_nba_game_powerindex(), espn_nba_game_predictor(), espn_nba_game_probabilities(), espn_nba_game_propbets(), espn_nba_game_rosters(), espn_nba_game_situation(), espn_nba_game_team_leaders(), espn_nba_game_team_linescores(), espn_nba_game_team_records(), espn_nba_game_team_roster(), espn_nba_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_nba_game_team_score(), espn_nba_game_team_statistics(), espn_nba_injuries(), espn_nba_leaders(), espn_nba_news(), espn_nba_pbp(), espn_nba_player_awards(), espn_nba_player_box(), espn_nba_player_career_stats(), espn_nba_player_contract(), espn_nba_player_contracts(), espn_nba_player_eventlog(), espn_nba_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_nba_player_gamelog(), espn_nba_player_info(), espn_nba_player_overview(), espn_nba_player_seasons(), espn_nba_player_splits(), espn_nba_player_statisticslog(), espn_nba_player_stats(), espn_nba_player_stats_v3(), 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()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_nba_game_officials(event_id = "401283399")
#> ── ESPN NBA Event Officials (event_id=401283399) from ESPN.com ── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:39 UTC
#> # A tibble: 3 × 8
#>   event_id  official_id full_name   display_name position_id position_name
#>   <chr>     <chr>       <chr>       <chr>        <chr>       <chr>        
#> 1 401283399 6856        Eric Lewis  Eric Lewis   40          Referee      
#> 2 401283399 2612372     Jacyn Goble Jacyn Goble  40          Referee      
#> 3 401283399 4394825     Evan Scott  Evan Scott   40          Referee      
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: position_type <chr>, order <int>
# }