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TNT Under Fire During Huge NBA Playoff Broadcast

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Parker Johnson | Last updated May 4, 2025 9:13 PM ET

Sunday was one of the biggest days of the season so far for the NBA on TNT, but it was marred by technical issues while fans tried to watch high-stakes playoff basketball.

TNT, which is in its final season as an NBA broadcast rights holder, had the responsibility of broadcasting a doubleheader of NBA playoff games Sunday evening.

At 6 p.m. ET, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal. The nightcap at 8:30 p.m. ET featured a mouthwatering Game 7 between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

During the first game of the doubleheader, Indiana's 121-112 win silenced an electric crowd in Cleveland, but audio issues became a major problem inside the noisy Rocket Arena.

Greg Anthony just might be underwater for this TNT broadcast. ️‍ #NBA https://t.co/yqWONT2r9D pic.twitter.com/rJreatM3pd
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 4, 2025

Specifically, the sound quality of TNT color analyst Greg Anthony's microphone had fans at home thinking something was seriously wrong.

Dude I literally thought my Bluetooth surround sound disconnected then realized oh ya I’m on TNT
— Jamie Monty (@JamieMonty5) May 4, 2025

"Someone on TNT needs to fix the microphones," a viewer wrote on X. "Greg Anthony sounds mumbled, the crowd and the rims sound terrible."

"Why does TNT sound like Greg Anthony is commentating via Zoom," said one fan.

This was the case on one of the Lakers games, too. Did they fire the sound people at TNT to save a buck? https://t.co/2MjVj5ZsBs
— Kirby's Last Snack (@KirbysLastSnack) May 5, 2025

"TNT is so garbage for letting one of their mics sound like this for a playoff game," complained another X user.

"So glad TNT is gone next year," said one fan. "Audio is so bad."

The sound issue seemed to be fixed when they sent it to the Toyota Center in Houston for the Warriors-Rockets Game 7, but it was still an embarrassing night for the network overall.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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