Basketball & Hockey APIs

TBD vs. TBD Support

Release Date	Feeds Affected	Benefit
04/11/2024	Daily Schedule Schedule Series Schedule	We are introducing support for `Team TBD` as a placeholder team. This means you will now be able to obtain scheduled future games with known dates, even when one or both participants are yet to be determined. See below for sample data.

<league xmlns="http://feed.elasticstats.com/schema/basketball/schedule-v5.0.xsd" id="4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c" name="NBA" alias="NBA">
    <season-schedule id="851f97e4-c830-4590-88e9-e1286383148c" year="2023" type="PIT">
        <series id="4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" start_date="2024-04-17" status="scheduled">
            <games>
                <game id="adafa13c-68d5-4127-bad0-48f46dc3485d" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
                    <time_zones/>
                    <home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          </home>
                    <away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          </away>
                </game>
            </games>
        </series>
        <series id="6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" start_date="2024-04-16" status="scheduled">
            <games>
                <game id="34fbb07b-8985-45e8-b0e0-00a717230b90" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
                    <time_zones/>
                    <home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</home>
                    <away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</away>
                </game>
            </games>
        </series>
        <series id="6f9c0c8d-0cc2-4c14-bc8c-5b0de7942b1a" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD" round="1" start_date="2024-04-19" status="scheduled">
            <participant name="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" record="0">
                <source id="6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" outcome="loss"/>
            </participant>
            <participant name="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" record="0">
                <source id="bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" outcome="win"/>
            </participant>
            <games>
                <game id="75da7f44-61fd-4590-b97a-074d863b20a7" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
                    <time_zones/>
                    <home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</home>
                    <away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</away>
                </game>
            </games>
        </series>
        <series id="bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" start_date="2024-04-17" status="scheduled">
            <games>
                <game id="658de491-08be-4279-a8a7-6f98f1637e70" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
                    <time_zones/>
                    <home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</home>
                    <away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</away>
                </game>
            </games>
        </series>
        <series id="ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" start_date="2024-04-16" status="scheduled">
            <games>
                <game id="bd80d85f-28e4-4ae9-8dea-97b14951e8c2" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
                    <time_zones/>
                    <home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</home>
                    <away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</away>
                </game>
            </games>
        </series>
        <series id="ec633fa3-3c1c-4560-98ac-5f75850d70e1" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD" round="1" start_date="2024-04-19" status="scheduled">
            <participant name="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" record="0">
                <source id="ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" outcome="loss"/>
            </participant>
            <participant name="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" record="0">
                <source id="4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" outcome="win"/>
            </participant>
            <games>
                <game id="b1c9bbbe-feb8-43e8-8226-4df5f013c0ff" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
                    <time_zones/>
                    <home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</home>
                    <away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
          					</away>
                </game>
            </games>
        </series>
    </season-schedule>
</league>

{
    "league": {
        "id": "4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c",
        "name": "NBA",
        "alias": "NBA"
    },
    "season": {
        "id": "851f97e4-c830-4590-88e9-e1286383148c",
        "year": 2023,
        "type": "PIT"
    },
    "series": [
        {
            "id": "4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5",
            "title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
            "round": 1,
            "start_date": "2024-04-17",
            "status": "scheduled",
            "participants": [],
            "games": [
                {
                    "id": "adafa13c-68d5-4127-bad0-48f46dc3485d",
                    "status": "time-tbd",
                    "coverage": "full",
                    "scheduled": "2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00",
                    "neutral_site": false,
                    "track_on_court": true,
                    "home": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    },
                    "away": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572",
            "title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
            "round": 1,
            "start_date": "2024-04-16",
            "status": "scheduled",
            "participants": [],
            "games": [
                {
                    "id": "34fbb07b-8985-45e8-b0e0-00a717230b90",
                    "status": "time-tbd",
                    "coverage": "full",
                    "scheduled": "2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00",
                    "neutral_site": false,
                    "track_on_court": true,
                    "home": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    },
                    "away": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "6f9c0c8d-0cc2-4c14-bc8c-5b0de7942b1a",
            "title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD",
            "round": 1,
            "start_date": "2024-04-19",
            "status": "scheduled",
            "participants": [
                {
                    "name": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
                    "record": 0,
                    "source": {
                        "id": "6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572",
                        "title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
                        "round": 1,
                        "outcome": "loss"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
                    "record": 0,
                    "source": {
                        "id": "bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8",
                        "title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
                        "round": 1,
                        "outcome": "win"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "games": [
                {
                    "id": "75da7f44-61fd-4590-b97a-074d863b20a7",
                    "status": "time-tbd",
                    "coverage": "full",
                    "scheduled": "2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00",
                    "neutral_site": false,
                    "track_on_court": true,
                    "home": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    },
                    "away": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
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                    }
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            ]
        },
        {
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            "title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
            "round": 1,
            "start_date": "2024-04-17",
            "status": "scheduled",
            "participants": [],
            "games": [
                {
                    "id": "658de491-08be-4279-a8a7-6f98f1637e70",
                    "status": "time-tbd",
                    "coverage": "full",
                    "scheduled": "2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00",
                    "neutral_site": false,
                    "track_on_court": true,
                    "home": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    },
                    "away": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b",
            "title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
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            "status": "scheduled",
            "participants": [],
            "games": [
                {
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                    "neutral_site": false,
                    "track_on_court": true,
                    "home": {
                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    },
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                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
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            "title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD",
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            "status": "scheduled",
            "participants": [
                {
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                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
                    "record": 0,
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                        "title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
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                }
            ],
            "games": [
                {
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                    "neutral_site": false,
                    "track_on_court": true,
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                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    },
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                        "name": "Team TBD",
                        "alias": "TBD",
                        "id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Update applies to: NBA v8, NBA v7, NBA v5, WNBA v8, WNBA v7, WNBA v4, NCAAMB v8, NCAAMB v7, NCAAMB v4, NCAAWB v8, NCAAWB v7, NCAAWB v3, NBA G League v8, NBA G League v7, NBA G League v5, NHL v7, NHL v6, NHL v5, NCAAMH v3