What caused Amazon Prime’s disastrous NBA play-in game disruption
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“Amazon Prime said the technical difficulty during its stream of the Hornets-Heat Play-In Tournament game was caused by “a hardware failure in our production truck” on Thursday night.”
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While web search results confirm that a technical difficulty occurred during the stream, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the specific quote or explanation regarding a 'hardware failure in our production truck'.
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— 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 NBA play-in tournament is the preliminary National Basketball Association (NBA) postseason tournament. It determines the final two playoff seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament
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— The NBA playoffs is the annual postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA) held after the league's regular season to determine the league champion. The playoffs date back to 194…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_playoffs
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“The feed cut out as the game resumed after a timeout with the Hornets leading the Heat 125-120 and 48.1 seconds remaining in overtime.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the feed cut out during overtime with less than a minute remaining. One source specifically mentions the Hornets leading 123-120 with 48 seconds left, which closely aligns with the claim's 125-120 and 48.1 seconds.
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— The 2024–25 NBA season was the 79th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 22, 2024, and ended on April 13, 2025. The NBA held an in-season tournament…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_NBA_season
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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— Kyle Terrell Lowry (born March 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time All-Star, he was named to the…
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“The blackout lasted for nearly two minutes, causing fans to miss 22.1 seconds of playing time and a Hornets possession.”
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The provided evidence confirms the blackout happened in overtime, but does not specify the exact duration (two minutes) or the exact amount of missed playing time (22.1 seconds).
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— 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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— The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of t…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans
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— Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team played at sever…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford_F.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford_F.C.
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“A message that said “technical difficulties” was displayed afterward”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that a 'technical difficulties' graphic or message was displayed when the feed cut out.
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— Technical Difficulties: An antique television screen displays a message announcing Technical Difficulties, a visual representation of technology's limitations and temporary setbacks.
https://stock.adobe.com/ee/search?k=technical+difficulties
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— In real life, when a broadcaster is having technical difficulties, often with transmitting equipment or loss of video/audio feed, the station will put on screen a card stating "We are having technical…
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— Paul plays Technical Difficulties, which was written for the band Racer X. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn-wj4pRpIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn-wj4pRpIE
““Tell me the game didn’t just cut off?!!? Am I trippin?? WTH,” James wrote on X.”
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The provided evidence includes general information about LeBron James but does not contain the specific post on X (formerly Twitter) mentioned in the claim.
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— LeBron Raymone "Bronny" James Jr. (born October 6, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus four-star re…
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— LeBron Raymone James ( lə-BRON; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", h…
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— The American professional basketball player LeBron James began his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) when he was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by…
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“The Hornets went on to win 127-126 and eliminated the Heat from the postseason in the NBA’s first of six Play-In games.”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Miami Heat 127-126 in a play-in game, eliminating the Heat.
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— The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. With 48–34 record, the Hor…
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— 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…
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— Since beginning with 11 teams in 1946, the National Basketball Association (NBA) expanded several times before reaching its current 30 teams. The most recent additions were the Charlotte Hornets and M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_the_NBA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_the_NBA
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“The matchup between the East’s ninth-and-10th-ranked teams had no shortage of thrilling moments, including 16 lead changes and 17 ties.”
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— eClinched Eastern Conference. wClinched Western Conference.(6) Better winning percentage in games against teams eligible for the postseason in opposite conference (including teams that finished the Re…
https://www.nba.com/standings
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— Nick Castellanos hit a tying, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and […]Walker Buehler pitched six solid innings for the Padres, who earned a split of the four-game series and pulled into…
https://worldbaseball.com/castellanos-hits-tying-homer-in-9t…
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— Free online clothes changer that transforms your photos in seconds. No sign-up required.
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“The Heat remained in the game despite losing star big man Bam Adebayo to a lower back injury in the second quarter after being tripped by Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball.”
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Multiple sources (ESPN and others) confirm Bam Adebayo suffered a lower back injury in the second quarter after being tripped/tumbled with LaMelo Ball.
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— Heat center Bam Adebayo suffered a lower back injury after a fall in the second quarter and was ruled out in the second half.Heat's Adebayo ruled out after tumble with Ball. 49mOhm Youngmisuk.
https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/48489290/heat-bam-ade…
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— In the second quarter of Tuesday's contest, Adebayo fell out of bounds and suffered a back injury after he was tripped by Ball. The three-time All-Star played just 11 minutes before his exit.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25419215-lamelo-ball-tal…
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— Bam Adebayo was forced to leave the Miami Heat’s season-ending Play-In Tournament loss to the Charlotte Hornets in the second quarter with a lower-back injury after Hornets guard LaMelo Ball grabbed h…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7197541/2026/04/14/bam-adeb…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7197541/2026/04/14/bam-adeb…
“Adebayo did not return to the game.”
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A cross-reference from Nypost and an ESPN report both confirm that Adebayo did not return to the game after the injury.
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— Adebayo did not return to the game after the incident and the Heat lost the game in overtime 127-126.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/sports/lamelo-ball-learns-puni…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/sports/lamelo-ball-learns-puni…
“Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said in his post-game press conference that Ball should’ve been ejected after the incident.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Erik Spoelstra said LaMelo Ball 'should have been thrown out' (ejected) for the incident involving Adebayo.
“After the Hornets win, Ball said it wasn’t intentional and that he was going to check in on Adebayo.”
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“Prime Video has exclusive rights to all six games in this year’s Play-In Tournament.”
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