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Get ESPN NBA News

Get ESPN NBA News

Usage

espn_nba_news(limit = 50)

Arguments

limit

integer. Maximum number of articles to return. Default 50.

Value

Returns a tibble of news articles.

col_nametypesdescription
idcharacterId.
typecharacterRecord type / category.
headlinecharacterNews headline.
descriptioncharacterLong-form description text.
publishedcharacterPublication timestamp (ISO 8601).
premiumlogical
bylinecharacterNews article byline / author.
link_webcharacterWeb link / URL.
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).

Details

Retrieve ESPN NBA news. Uses getOption("hoopR.proxy") or http_proxy/https_proxy environment variables for proxy configuration (per-call proxy override is not supported for ESPN wrappers).

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_season(), espn_nba_coaches(), espn_nba_conferences(), espn_nba_draft(), espn_nba_draft_athletes(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_draft_rounds(), espn_nba_draft_status(), espn_nba_event_broadcasts(), espn_nba_event_odds(), espn_nba_event_officials(), 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_pbp(), espn_nba_player_box(), espn_nba_player_stats(), espn_nba_powerindex(), espn_nba_scoreboard(), espn_nba_season_awards(), 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_roster(), espn_nba_team_schedule(), espn_nba_team_season_profile(), espn_nba_team_season_roster(), espn_nba_team_stats(), espn_nba_teams(), espn_nba_tournament(), 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_news(limit = 5)
#> ── ESPN NBA News from ESPN.com ────────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:57 UTC
#> # A tibble: 5 × 9
#>        id type  headline description published premium byline link_web league_id
#>     <int> <chr> <chr>    <chr>       <chr>     <lgl>   <chr>  <chr>    <chr>    
#> 1  4.88e7 Story NBA pla… Follow alo… 2026-05-… FALSE   ESPN … https:/… 46       
#> 2  4.88e7 Head… Spurs' … Spurs guar… 2026-05-… FALSE   NA     https:/… 46       
#> 3  4.84e7 Story 2026 NB… The 2026 N… 2026-05-… FALSE   ESPN … https:/… 46       
#> 4  4.84e7 Story 2026 NB… Here's wha… 2026-05-… FALSE   ESPN   https:/… 46       
#> 5  4.88e7 Story Michael… A former h… 2026-05-… FALSE   Antho… https:/… 46       
# }