Minor glitches are a common part of broadcasts. That said, the timing of a pair of minor glitches that occurred during broadcasts of the NBA Playoffs and Stanley Cup Playoffs was a little hard to ignore.<\/p>\n
The NBA glitch occurred in the middle of the fourth quarter of TNT\u2019s broadcast of Thursday night\u2019s playoff game between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. The screen briefly went black as the Clippers were inbounding the ball following a Denver basket. Shortly thereafter, viewers heard distorted audio briefly before the problem was fixed.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t just you with the TNT issues in the Nuggets-Clippers fourth quarter. \ud83c\udfc0\ud83d\udcfa\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab #NBA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/P7zgxCfc8U<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n So, why is that notable? Sure, glitches are annoying. But if a glitch is going to happen, it\u2019s hard to pick a better time than during a lightly defended inbounds pass in the middle of a quarter. We\u2019ve certainly seen a lot worse<\/a> than that<\/a>.<\/p>\n On its own, that\u2019s no big deal. But what makes that glitch hard to ignore is that it occurred at essentially the same time as a similar glitch in TBS\u2019 broadcast of Thursday night\u2019s playoff game between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche.<\/p>\n This glitch lasted a little longer and seemed to be slightly more challenging to fix.<\/p>\n The Stars-Avs game glitched at the same time on TBS. \ud83c\udfd2\ud83d\udcfa\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab #NHL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6I5lTq4SyG<\/a><\/p>\n