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Ideally, during nan last minutes of a do-or-die playoff game, fans wouldn’t miss immoderate of nan crippled owed to method difficulties.
Unfortunately, fans missed portion of nan last infinitesimal of nan Charlotte Hornets' 127-126 overtime triumph complete nan Miami Heat successful nan NBA’s Play-In Tournament connected Tuesday nighttime because Amazon Prime Video’s watercourse trim out.
The provender trim retired arsenic nan crippled was resuming aft a timeout, pinch nan Hornets starring nan Heat 125-120 pinch 48.1 seconds near successful overtime. Amazon Prime Video’s blackout lasted almost 2 minutes, pinch fans missing 22.1 seconds of crippled clip and a Hornets possession.
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Charlotte Hornets defender LaMelo Ball celebrates pinch defender Coby White aft scoring against nan Miami Heat during nan 2nd half of an NBA play-in tourney crippled successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected April 14, 2026. (Nell Redmond/AP Photo)
The blackout occurred arsenic Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr precocious said he was concerned that nan rising prices of streaming games are maddening for sports fans. Carr’s comments travel arsenic nan NFL, NBA, MLB and different awesome sports leagues are shifting immoderate of their games from accepted broadcasts to streaming services.
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The blackout happened because of an rumor successful nan accumulation truck, a spokesperson for Amazon Prime Video told ESPN.
"Our teams restored nan provender arsenic quickly arsenic imaginable to guarantee fans could watch nan conclusion of nan game. We are conducting a thorough soul reappraisal to find nan origin of nan outage," nan spokesperson said.
BROADCASTER TIM BRANDO SUGGESTS SPORTS FANS GET CONFUSED WHERE TO WATCH GAMES AS STREAMING TAKES OVER
Charlotte Hornets defender LaMelo Ball drives to nan handbasket against Miami Heat guardant Jaime Jaquez Jr. during nan first half of an NBA play-in tourney crippled successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected April 14, 2026. (Nell Redmond/AP Photo)
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was 1 of galore fans who took to societal media to sound his displeasure pinch nan work cutting out.
"Tell maine nan crippled didn't conscionable trim off?!!? Am I trippin?? WTH," James posted to X.
The NBA signed an 11-year, $76 cardinal media authorities woody pinch Amazon Prime Video that began this season, and nan streaming work has exclusive authorities to each six of this year’s play-in tourney games.
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Miami Heat defender Tyler Herro drives against Charlotte Hornets defender LaMelo Ball during nan 2nd half of an NBA play-in tourney crippled successful Charlotte, N.C., connected April 14, 2026. (Nell Redmond/AP Photo)
The matchup betwixt nan Heat (10th seed) and Hornets (ninth seed) was win-or-go-home. With nan win, nan Hornets will play nan loser of nan No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers and nan No. 8 Orlando Magic connected Friday.
If they hit nan loser of that matchup, they will make nan NBA Playoffs arsenic nan No. 8 seed successful nan Eastern Conference playoffs.
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
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