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24 alternatives to Courtside – TUI for NBA Games
Hi HN, I made this after seeing a few similar projects on the front page. NBA API endpoints are public and there’s a pretty robust python package ( https://github.com/swar/nba_api ) that I referenced for the endpoint structure to build an sdk in go. used BubbleTea and LipGloss for styling. It was a bit tricky to test the live endpoints but I watched Friday’s Final game with this and it worked pretty well playball - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45451577 faceoff - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826104
Courtside is a terminal user interface for following NBA games in real-time. Built in Go using the public NBA API, it displays live game data with styled formatting through BubbleTea and LipGloss. The tool is designed… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Faceoff is a TUI app written in Python to follow live NHL games and browse standings and stats. I got the inspiration from Playball, a similar TUI app for MLB games that was featured on HN. The app was mostly vibe-coded with Claude Code, but not one-shot. I added features and fixed bugs by using it, as I spent way too much time in the terminal over the last few months. Try it out with `uvx faceoff` (requires uv).
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ClutchPoints▲125Visually experience everything happening during an NBA game
2015 · app.clutchpoints.com · its alternatives →
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Sideline▲76Live game threads, box scores, highlights and more
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Courtside.me▲62Courtside: pick up sports app. Contribute to myusuf3/courtside development by creating an account on GitHub.
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Live Score▲71Scoreboard graphics software for your live streams
2017 · live-score-app.com · its alternatives →
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Highlights of favorite teams and players in 2016 NBA Finals.
2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · ballpoint.io · its alternatives →
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Hit the court in the all-new EA SPORTS NBA LIVE Mobile
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone, OP here. Wanted to share a bit more about Hooper — I started building it with a good friend of mine six months ago. We play a lot of pickup together and were arguing about who has a better jump shot and ended up hacking together an app to settle it The way Hooper works is you can record yourself using the app and ideally a tripod (optional). The app will track everyone, whether its a solo practice, a 3v3, or a 5v5. We think there’s a lot of stuff out there for basketball drills but what we really wanted Hooper to be for is actual game play. That means, it can do things like…
2024 · hooper.gg · its alternatives →
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Trofeo.live▲16Free sports prediction pools for friends and coworkers
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