Returns metadata for one group (conference or division) in one
(NBA season x season-type), plus $ref URLs to its parent group,
children groups, member teams, and standings.
Usage
espn_nba_season_group(
group_id,
season = most_recent_nba_season(),
season_type = 2L,
...
)Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| league | character | League slug. |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| season_type | integer | Season-type id. |
| group_id | character | ESPN group id. |
| uid | character | ESPN UID string. |
| name | character | Full name (e.g. "Eastern Conference"). |
| abbreviation | character | Short code (e.g. "EAST"). |
| short_name | character | Short name. |
| midsize_name | character | Mid-size display name. |
| is_conference | logical | Whether this group is a conference. |
| slug | character | URL slug. |
| parent_ref | character | $ref to parent group (if any). |
| children_ref | character | $ref to child-groups endpoint. |
| teams_ref | character | $ref to teams-in-group endpoint. |
| standings_ref | character | $ref to standings endpoint. |
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_news(),
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_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()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_nba_season_group(group_id = 5, season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN NBA Season Group Detail ───────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:34:04 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 15
#> league season season_type group_id uid name abbreviation short_name
#> <chr> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 nba 2025 2 5 s:40~l:46~g:5 East… East NA
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: midsize_name <chr>, is_conference <lgl>, slug <chr>,
#> # parent_ref <chr>, children_ref <chr>, teams_ref <chr>, standings_ref <chr>
# }