# nba_get_stats

Get NBA player and game statistics with filtering options

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `nba_get_stats`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp/nba-get-stats

## Facts

- Tool: `nba_get_stats`
- Server: Mcp (`https://mcp.balldontlie.io/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/balldontlie-api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nba_get_stats",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why nba_get_stats is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries sports statistics data without side effects. It fits the Read category definition: 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects (search, list, get, fetch)'. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius if misused is minimal—an agent could only access public sports data that is already available.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'nba_get_stats' and description 'Get NBA player and game statistics with filtering options' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities."

## Use case

AI agents call nba_get_stats to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "nba_get_stats": {}
  }
}
```

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