Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20NBA%20news
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20NBA%20news
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show NBA news”
end tell
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