fix json decode error

nba_tracking_data_15_16.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import csv
 import json
 import os
 import py7zr
+import re
 
 import datasets
 import requests
@@ -44,8 +45,12 @@ _URL = "https://github.com/linouk23/NBA-Player-Movements/raw/master/data/2016.NB
 _PBP_URL = "https://github.com/sumitrodatta/nba-alt-awards/raw/main/Historical/PBP%20Data/2015-16_pbp.csv"
 
 res = requests.get(_URL)
+text = res.text
 
-ITEMS = res.json()['payload']['tree']['items']
+json_pattern = r'{"items":*\[.*?\]'
+json_match = re.findall(json_pattern, text, re.DOTALL)
+
+ITEMS = json.loads(json_matches[0]+"}")['items']
 
 def home_away_event_conversion(number):
     if pd.isna(number.item()):