On Thursday night, Amazon Prime shared that a technical glitch during the Hornets vs. Heat play-in tournament stemmed from a “hardware failure in the production truck.”
“The coverage of the Miami Heat at the Charlotte Hornets was briefly disrupted due to a hardware failure on a production truck,” an Amazon representative stated. “Our team worked swiftly to restore the feed so fans could witness the end of the game. We are currently conducting a thorough internal investigation to understand what caused the outage,” as reported by ESPN.
At the time of the interruption, the Hornets were ahead 125-120 with just 48.1 seconds remaining in overtime when the game resumed from a timeout.
The blackout lasted close to two minutes, which meant fans missed 22.1 seconds of gameplay along with a Hornets possession.
Subsequently, a “technical issue” message flashed on screens, leaving viewers—Lakers star LeBron James included—frustrated during what had been an exciting game.
James expressed his disbelief on social media, posting, “Please tell me the game wasn’t just interrupted?!!!? Am I tripping?? Oh my god.”
Ultimately, the Hornets triumphed 127-126, knocking the Heat out of the postseason in the initial game of the six NBA play-in matchups.
The clash between the No. 9 and No. 10 teams in the Eastern Conference was filled with thrilling instances, boasting 16 lead changes and 17 ties. The Heat managed to stay competitive even after losing key player Bam Adebayo to a hip injury in the second quarter when he tripped over Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball.
Adebayo did not make a return to the court.
Post-game, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra remarked on the incident, while Ball suggested he should have been ejected, asserting that the contact was unintentional and that he simply wanted to check on Adebayo.
Prime Video has exclusive broadcasting rights for all six games in this year’s play-in tournament.
