Cavs fans weren’t able to watch the ending of Darius Garland’s masterful fourth quarter.
The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out an exciting 120-116 win over the Indiana Pacers thanks to 14 fourth-quarter points from Darius Garland. Unfortunately, if you were in the greater Cleveland area watching on FanDuel Sports Network Cleveland, you weren’t able to witness the conclusion of the game.
The network’s feed cut out with exactly two minutes left in the fourth quarter and never returned. The last play that was seen was Craig Porter Jr.’s block on Andrew Nembhard to keep it a six-point game.
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The video feed cut away and was replaced with a screen that said there were technical difficulties, and there was no audio. After a few minutes, audio returned, but it was muffled at best, which made it difficult to follow along with what was happening. It stayed that way through the remainder of the game.
The technical difficulties continued on after the final buzzer, which resulted in the postgame show being cancelled altogether.
Needless to say, this was an infuriating experience for those paying to watch this game. It’s expensive to watch the games through cable. FanDuel Sports Network allows fans to stream games with a wide variety of options. Single games can be purchased for $6.99 each, a monthly plan can be bought for $19.99 a month, and an annual pass can be bought for $189.99.
This outage happened after a report from Tom Friend of the Sports Business Journal stating that FanDuel Sports Network’s parent company, Main Street Sports Group, has missed payments to “numerous” NBA teams. It currently broadcasts games for 13 teams.
The network is expected to be able to continue broadcasting regional games for the remainder of the season. However, there’s some concern that “emergency backup plans” may be needed in case FanDuel Sports Network isn’t able to do so.
Whether or not any of this impacted the network’s ability to broadcast the end of Tuesday’s game in Indianapolis is unknown. What we do know is that Cavs fans in Cleveland weren’t able to watch the end of a game they paid money to do so. That’s a frustrating situation for everyone involved.
Category: General Sports
