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Get ESPN NBA Athlete Overview

Get ESPN NBA Athlete Overview

Usage

espn_nba_player_overview(athlete_id, season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)

Arguments

athlete_id

ESPN athlete identifier (character or numeric).

season

Season year (numeric). Defaults to the most recent NBA season.

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A named list of data frames: Statistics, NextGame, Last5Games, Headlines, FantasyOutlook.

Statistics

col_nametypesdescription
(varies)character

NextGame

col_nametypesdescription
idcharacterId.
datecharacterDate in YYYY-MM-DD format.
namecharacterDisplay name.
short_namecharacterShort display name.

Last5Games

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(varies)character

Headlines

col_nametypesdescription
headlinecharacterNews headline.
descriptioncharacterLong-form description text.
publishedcharacterPublication timestamp (ISO 8601).

FantasyOutlook

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(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()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_nba_player_overview(athlete_id = "1966", season = 2024)
#> $Statistics
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview Statistics from ESPN.com ─────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-30 19:34:06 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $NextGame
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview NextGame from ESPN.com ───────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-30 19:34:06 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 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-30 19:34:06 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $Headlines
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview Headlines from ESPN.com ──────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-30 19:34:06 UTC
#> # A tibble: 13 × 5
#>    headline                                   description published byline type 
#>    <chr>                                      <chr>       <chr>     <chr>  <chr>
#>  1 Shams: LeBron will enter free agency, end… "Shams: Le… 2026-06-… NA     Media
#>  2 Rich Eisen wonders what's next for LeBron… "Rich Eise… 2026-06-… NA     Media
#>  3 LeBron James informs Lakers he plans to p… "James has… 2026-06-… NA     Head…
#>  4 Perk: LeBron would make Warriors legit ti… "Perk: LeB… 2026-06-… NA     Media
#>  5 NBA free agency 2026: Bobby Marks' 30-tea… "Bobby Mar… 2026-06-… Bobby… Story
#>  6 Kristaps Porzingis agrees to 2-year, $40M… "Free agen… 2026-06-… Antho… Head…
#>  7 Sources: Warriors eye LeBron, AD moves as… "The Warri… 2026-06-… Antho… Head…
#>  8 How Draymond declining player option coul… "How Draym… 2026-06-… NA     Media
#>  9 Could LeBron leave the Lakers and join th… "Could LeB… 2026-06-… NA     Media
#> 10 NBA free agency intel: What we're hearing… "Which pla… 2026-06-… ESPN   Story
#> 11 NBA free agency 2026: How much all 30 tea… "Which fro… 2026-06-… Bobby… Story
#> 12 Why Stephen A. isn't concerned that Laker… "Why Steph… 2026-06-… NA     Media
#> 13 NBA free agency 2026: How all 30 teams ca… "Major mov… 2026-06-… NBA i… Story
#> 
#> $FantasyOutlook
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Overview FantasyOutlook from ESPN.com ─────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-30 19:34:06 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
# }