What a finish, if only we had seen it.
ESPN picked the worst time to cut to commercial during its Lakers-Spurs broadcast Wednesday night. With Lakers point guard Josh Hart driving to the basket and the game tied at 108 in the final seconds, the network briefly went to a commercial. In the second they were away, they missed Hart’s layup bouncing off the rim.
“We inadvertently cut out the game missing a few seconds of action. It was a mistake and we apologize,” ESPN said in a statement.
After the game’s most dramatic moment passed, the Lakers rolled the Spurs in overtime for a 122-112 victory.
Here’s what happened, thanks to the NBA’s Twitter account:
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