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Prime Video broadcast cuts off at critical part of Heat-Hornets play-in game for nearly two minutes

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“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”
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One web search result explicitly mentions that the Prime Video broadcast of the Hornets-Heat game cut off for nearly two minutes, but no other independent news sources were found to corroborate the specific duration or timing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Green Hornet is an American action television series broadcast on ABC during the 1966–1967 television season, starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato. It was pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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“The “technical difficulties” occurred with the Hornets holding a three-point lead with 48.1 seconds left on the clock.”
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No evidence in the provided search results confirms the specific clock time (48.1 seconds) or the score at the moment of the interruption.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Charlotte Hornets were an American football team in the short-lived professional World Football League. Despite their brief existence, the Hornets were North Carolina's first attempt at a major le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_(WFL)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Charlotte Hornets are a professional basketball club based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing in the Southeast Division of the Eas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_Hornets_seas…
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“Analyst Stan Van Gundy was speaking when the audio cut out and then the screen went black.”
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A single web search result explicitly states that analyst Stan Van Gundy was speaking when the audio cut out and the screen went black.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA on Prime Video (or simply known as the NBA on Prime) is an American television sports presentation show used for National Basketball Association (NBA) games on the subscription video on-demand…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_on_Prime_Video
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former basketball coach who is a television commentator for College Basketball on CBS for CBS Sports and NBA on Prime for Sports on Amazon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy
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“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.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the exact duration of the outage (1 minute 47 seconds) or the score upon return.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Charlotte Hornets season was the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite starting the season 4–14 record through late November 2025, the Hornets…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Charlotte_Hornets_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kon Knueppel II ( kə-NIP-əl; born August 3, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon_Knueppel
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“Charlotte held on for a 127-126 win.”
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Three independent sources (Google News/X, Sofascore, and Yahoo Sports) all confirm that the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Miami Heat with a final score of 127-126.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hornets-Heat: 4 takeaways as Charlotte outduels Miami in Play-In classic. The Hornets came up with HUGE plays on both ends to win last night vs. Miami They'll play for the East's #8 seed Friday! pic.x…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miami Heat live score, schedule, standings and results. Check out the current Miami Heat roster and dive into player statistics.Miami Heat previous game was against Charlotte Hornets in NBA, game ende…
https://www.sofascore.com/basketball/team/miami-heat/3435
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web search NEUTRAL — The Charlotte Hornets take down the Miami Heat 127-126 in a game that had everything.
https://sports.yahoo.com/video/hornets-defeat-heat-in-overti…
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“the broadcast team of Ian Eagle and Van Gundy”
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While Stan Van Gundy is confirmed as an NBA on Prime commentator, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming Ian Eagle was the specific play-by-play announcer for this game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ian or Iain is a male name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן (Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Discover the rich history and charm of the name Ian. Learn its meaning and Scottish Gaelic origins, and explore its popularity and variations, which evoke grace and intelligence.
https://www.parents.com/ian-name-meaning-origin-popularity-8…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 13, 2025 · What Does Ian Mean? Ian is the Anglicized Scottish version of the name “John.” Therefore, it shares the exact same meaning: “God is gracious.”
https://momlovesbest.com/ian-name-meaning
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“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.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a specific post by LeBron James on X about this broadcast failure.
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web search NEUTRAL — On December 11, 2007, James came off the bench for the first time in his career.[e] He chose to enter the game at the same time as his teammate Anderson Varejão—who had been involved in a pay dispute …
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web search NEUTRAL — The LA Lakers era with LeBron may be coming to a close. The writing has been on the wall since last summer, where the Lakers refused to offer an extension to James. This suggests they may be officiall…
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“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.””
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No evidence was found regarding a post from 'Sports TV News & Updates' about audio sync issues for this game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Download Prime Video APK (latest version) for Android for free. Prime Video is a streaming app for movies, TV, and sports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Video Latest Version APK download for Android. Prime Video is a streaming app that plays movies, shows, live TV, and sports.Open Prime Video, then sign in with your Amazon account to load your H…
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“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.”
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No evidence was found regarding the specific sequence of Tyler Herro's 3-pointer and free throws.
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“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.”
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No evidence was found regarding LaMelo Ball's final layup or the game-winning block.
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