LeBron James Loses It After Amazon Prime’s Play-In Broadcast Suffers Embarrassing Disruptions

LeBron James reacted to Amazon Prime's streaming error in a crucial play-in tournament game between the Hornets and the Heat.

LeBron James Loses It After Amazon Prime’s Play-In Broadcast Suffers Embarrassing Disruptions

LeBron James frustrated with inconsistent foul calls (Image via FirstSportz)

In Short
  • LeBron James expressed frustration on social media over Amazon Prime's technical difficulties during the Play-In game broadcast.
  • The broadcast interruption caused viewers to miss 22 seconds of overtime action in a close game between the Hornets and Heat.
  • Amazon Prime's exclusive 11-year NBA broadcasting deal began this season, facing scrutiny after the disruption.

LeBron James was one of the many left baffled to see the broadcast interrupted during the Play-In game between the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat at the Spectrum Center on Wednesday night. Amazon Prime are the exclusive broadcasters for the Play-In Tournament and came under immense scrutiny for its technical difficulties.

James took to social media to express his frustration with Amazon Prime’s technical issues.

Tell me the game didn’t just cut off?!!? Am I trippin?? WTH.

With the regular season coming to an end, Wednesday night saw an enthralling game as the Charlotte Hornets came out on top in a close 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat. It was a nail-biting game from start to finish.

The match was filled with drama as LaMelo Ball made a dirty play in the second quarter that caused an injury to Bam Adebayo. The dangerous play was heavily criticized by Erik Spoelstra after the game. The head coach believed that the questionable action warranted an ejection. However, that was not the only reason the game grabbed a lot of attention.

Amazon Prime secured an 11-year broadcasting deal with the NBA starting from the 2025-26 campaign. The deal granted Prime the exclusive right to stream the Play-In Tournament. Unfortunately, it has not gotten off to the best of starts.

The broadcast went dark for nearly two full minutes as viewers missed 22 seconds of the game in overtime. Luckily, there was no disruption after that. Since this is the first year of the broadcasting deal that they signed with the NBA, everyone will hope that they will learn from this experience.

Fans react to LeBron James calling out Amazon Prime on X

The disruption is not a great look on Amazon Prime, especially when someone LeBron James expresses his frustration. The deal will continue till the 2035-36 season, hence, Prime will be under the lens for the next 10 years.

After James called out Prime on X, fans were quick to join the four-time champion in expressing their frustrations.

While many fans were left frustrated with the disruption, some joked that Prime fixed the stream after James tweeted about it. Fans will be hoping that this incident will not repeat, as Prime will be broadcasting the playoff games as well.

LeBron James is hyped for the playoffs

LeBron James had a remarkable 23rd season in the NBA. While he may not have had the same impact and numbers as he once did, he still had a very good 2025-26 campaign. He ended his season averaging 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists in 60 appearances.

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LeBron James (Image via The Score/X)

The Los Angeles Lakers finished fourth in the Western Conference standings. With the playoffs underway on Saturday, James is excited and hyped for it.

It’s going to be litty. I’m looking forward to it. I mean me personally like I don’t know how many more postseasons I got left in my career. And we talked about this a while ago, like getting ready for the postseason, like that moment, like it doesn’t matter what you did in the regular season. That sh*t is out the window now. Like it. Doesn’t matter. Like it starts again. This is it. So, I’m excited, man. I can’t wait.

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With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves ruled out for the beginning of the playoffs, the Lakers will be hoping to see James step up in their absence. The Lakers are scheduled to take on the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.

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