Get ESPN NBA Athlete Overview
Get ESPN NBA Athlete Overview
Usage
espn_nba_player_overview(athlete_id, season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)Value
A named list of data frames: Statistics, NextGame,
Last5Games, Headlines, FantasyOutlook.
Statistics
| col_name | types | description |
| (varies) | character |
NextGame
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | Id. |
| date | character | Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
| name | character | Display name. |
| short_name | character | Short display name. |
Last5Games
| col_name | types | description |
| (varies) | character |
Headlines
| col_name | types | description |
| headline | character | News headline. |
| description | character | Long-form description text. |
| published | character | Publication timestamp (ISO 8601). |
FantasyOutlook
| col_name | types | description |
| (varies) | character |
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_officials(),
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_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()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_nba_player_overview(athlete_id = "1966", season = 2024)
#> $Statistics
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview Statistics from ESPN.com ─────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:53 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#>
#> $NextGame
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview NextGame from ESPN.com ───────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:53 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 4
#> id date name short_name
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 NA NA NA NA
#>
#> $Last5Games
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview Last5Games from ESPN.com ─────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:53 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#>
#> $Headlines
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview Headlines from ESPN.com ──────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:53 UTC
#> # A tibble: 13 × 5
#> headline description published byline type
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 Odell Beckham Jr. is the latest star to r… "Odell Bec… 2026-06-… ESPN … Story
#> 2 Mad Dog: 'I’d be shocked if LeBron goes b… "Chris “Ma… 2026-05-… NA Media
#> 3 Ronaldo, Canelo, Messi top Forbes' list o… "Boxing su… 2026-05-… Andre… Head…
#> 4 Stephen A.: LeBron's claim of Lakers bein… "Stephen A… 2026-05-… NA Media
#> 5 Brian Windhorst: Lakers need to approach … "Brian Win… 2026-05-… NA Media
#> 6 LeBron James: Lakers were 'out-talented' … "LeBron Ja… 2026-05-… Dave … Head…
#> 7 The Cavaliers rebuilt after LeBron left, … "The clock… 2026-05-… Dave … Story
#> 8 James, Haliburton to do live podcast at F… "LeBron Ja… 2026-05-… NA Head…
#> 9 Stephen A: The Lakers still need LeBron "Stephen A… 2026-05-… NA Media
#> 10 Drake seemingly calls out LeBron James on… "The tensi… 2026-05-… Kalan… Story
#> 11 NBA offseason intel: Predictions for summ… "Tim Bonte… 2026-05-… Tim B… Story
#> 12 Stephen A.: Lakers should have elevated l… "Stephen A… 2026-05-… NA Media
#> 13 What LeBron needs to return to L.A. -- an… "When Jame… 2026-05-… Dave … Story
#>
#> $FantasyOutlook
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview FantasyOutlook from ESPN.com ─────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:53 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 1
#> outlook
#> <chr>
#> 1 NA
#>
# }