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GET
/
news
Basketball News
curl --request GET \
  --url https://v1.basketball.sportsapipro.com/news \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
V1 Legacy Endpoint — This is a V1 API endpoint. For new integrations, we recommend using the Basketball V2 API which provides richer data and more endpoints.

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Overview

Returns basketball-related news articles, match previews, and updates. News can be filtered by competition or specific game.

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Query Parameters

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competitions
integer
Filter news by competition ID (e.g., 132 for NBA)
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games
integer
Filter news by specific game ID for match-related content
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isPreview
boolean
Return preview content for upcoming games
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limit
integer
Maximum number of articles to return (default: 10)

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Code Examples

curl -X GET "https://v1.basketball.sportsapipro.com/news?competitions=132&limit=5" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Response Structure

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articles
array
Array of news articles

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Example Response

{
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "12345",
      "title": "Lakers Win Thrilling Overtime Game Against Celtics",
      "summary": "LeBron James leads late comeback with 35 points...",
      "imageUrl": "https://...",
      "publishedAt": "2026-01-26T20:30:00Z",
      "source": "NBA.com"
    }
  ]
}

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Use Cases

  • Pre-game content: Use isPreview=true to get match preview articles
  • Competition updates: Filter by competitions for league-specific news
  • Match analysis: Use games parameter for post-game analysis

Authorizations

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x-api-key
string
header
required

Your SportsAPI Pro API key

Query Parameters

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competitions
integer

Filter by competition ID (e.g., 132 for NBA)

Example:

132

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games
integer

Filter by game ID for match-specific news

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limit
integer
default:10

Maximum number of articles to return

Response

200

News articles retrieved successfully

Last modified on April 12, 2026