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Amazon Prime shows 'technical difficulties' during crucial NBA OT moment

techApr 14, 202613138

Prime Video cut its live stream to a colorful screen reading "please standby we 're experiencing technical difficulties" during the final minute of overtime in an NBA Play-In game. The interruption replaced live action with a technical-difficulties screensaver that played the track "Paul Gilbert - Technical Difficulties" from a Rino Hasegawa YouTube clip. A captured frame showed a man in a black sweater standing before a chain-link fence with the words "c mon man" over the image. The outage removed viewers' access to the decisive final minute of the Play-In matchup, blocking spectators from seeing the game's conclusion.

Key Highlights

Prime Video switched to a colorful "please standby we 're experiencing technical difficulties" screen.
The screensaver played "Paul Gilbert - Technical Difficulties" from Rino Hasegawa's YouTube clip.
A frame showed a man in a black sweater with "c mon man" text.