Basketball fans were forced to scramble on Tuesday night after the Prime Video broadcast of the Hornets-Heat Play-In Tournament overtime thriller cut out for nearly two minutes with less than a minute left in OT.
The “technical difficulties” occurred with the Hornets holding a three-point lead with 48.1 seconds left on the clock.
Analyst Stan Van Gundy was speaking when the audio cut out and then the screen went black.
For several seconds, nothing appeared before the truck was able to slate a “TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES” banner on the screen.
The feed was down for roughly one minute and 47 seconds before it came back with the game clock down to 26 seconds and the Hornets now leading 125-120.
Charlotte held on for a 127-126 win.
It’s unclear if the broadcast team of Ian Eagle and Van Gundy was aware that the stream experienced any issues.
The issue angered just about everyone watching, which included NBA superstar LeBron James, who took to social media to voice his displeasure.
“Tell me the game didn’t just cut off?!!? Am I trippin?? WTH,” he posted on X.
That wasn’t the only reported problem for the Prime broadcast on Tuesday night.
The Sports TV News & Updates account on X posted that “The audio on Prime has been slightly ahead of the video feed for the whole game tonight.”
The account later added that it was the commentator’s audio that was ahead.
There were no further issues in the waning moments of the game as basketball fans were treated to a wild finish that included Tyler Herro hitting a 3-pointer to bring the Heat within two and then getting fouled after Miami stole the ball, and hit the three foul shots to put Miami up by one.
Lamelo Ball topped it, though, by making a layup with seconds left and then the Hornets blocked the ball on the other end to secure the win and advance in the Play-In Tournament.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
