ESPN Forced To Apologize After Viewers Spot Big Problem With Statue of Liberty Footage During NBA Playoff Game
One of the NBA’s more understated rivalries of the late- 1990s involved Patrick Ewing and the New York Knicks going to battle against Alonzo Mourning and the Miami Heat. ESPN and ABC might think it’s still the 1990s —…
One of the NBA’s more understated rivalries of the late- 1990s involved Patrick Ewing and the New York Knicks going to battle against Alonzo Mourning and the Miami Heat.
ESPN and ABC might think it’s still the 1990s — at least based on a cringe-worthy mistake the network made in an innocuous video cut on Sunday.
It’s 2023, a full 24 years after the last time Ewing and Mourning faced off in the playoffs. Despite that fact, ESPN and ABC used a peculiar bit of footage in promotional material during halftime of a basketball game taking place this year.
See if you notice it:
The above clip is one of those stock transitions you see when a broadcast network wants to highlight the sights and sites the local home team market has to offer.
In this case, the network wanted to highlight New York City, as the second round playoff series began in the Big Apple.