Fans celebrate death of ‘horrid’ Gotham Sports App: ‘Rest in hell’

The bane of many New York sports fans’ existence is soon to be no more, with YES and MSG Networks abandoning the Gotham Sports App for DAZN.

With DAZN set to acquire local broadcast rights for several NBA teams next season, it will also overtake the joint streaming venture known as the Gotham Sports App, which has been the streaming home of the Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils, Islanders, and Sabres for nearly two years. Timing of the switch to DAZN has not been announced, but Yankees fans will still be able to finish out the MLB season with Gotham. While the grace period is likely meant to ease the transition, most Yankees fans would probably prefer an immediate switch to DAZN.

For many New York sports fans, this is welcome news, as the Gotham Sports App has been marred by technical difficulties and complaints since launching in October 2024. MSG and YES Networks announced the joint venture in January 2024, promising to deliver “state-of-the-art streaming technology.” But judging by reactions to the news, it would seem most Gotham subscribers are still waiting for that technology to set in.

The Gotham Sports App is DEAD. Rest in 💩. https://t.co/ODoPbhX0AX

— Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) July 29, 2026

Gotham Sports App, we will see you in HELL https://t.co/GdYT5vub7N

— Jeff Johnson (@JeffJSays) July 29, 2026

Wow, the Gotham app is dead

Knicks fans everywhere can celebrate https://t.co/CKIkxC8Syy

— Alex B. (@KnicksCentral) July 29, 2026

One of the best things to happen this Yankees season is knowing we can all move on from the Gotham Sports App.

— Randy Wilkins (@pamsson) July 29, 2026

Good riddance to the Gotham Sports app, which was an abomination https://t.co/OQA9EERcsH

— Mark C. Healey (@MarkCHealey) July 29, 2026

Gotham Sports app, rest in hell https://t.co/qp6boPqwQY

— Pucks and Pitchforks (@pitchforkedpuck) July 29, 2026

Horrid app from start to finish. Never worked, if it did you had to sign in every single time and that took forever. By the time you got in the game was over https://t.co/c5S6i7sM6I

— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) July 29, 2026

RIP Gotham Sports App. You were literally so bad, you convinced me to pay over a thousand dollars to subscribe to Fubo, just so I’d never have to go through your log-in flow ever again. https://t.co/1zzi8hFLoS

— Charlie (@CharlieFreyre) July 29, 2026

Obviously social media is going to be filled with complaints about the app. No one who uses a streaming service to watch the Knicks or Yankees is going to make it a point of noting when the app is working well. But the criticisms from fans experiencing glitches and technical issues while using the Gotham Sports App are endless.

The complaints have been well-documented from the start, with many fans struggling to break the cycle of being prompted to login after they’ve already logged in. And it’s one thing to battle login issues while trying to watch a movie or show, it’s another to be stuck in that hellish cycle as a live sporting event is about to start regardless of whether Gotham plans on giving fans the access they paid for.

Frequent issues also included lag, which is a big deal for the modern fan who might be scrolling social media while watching a game on Gotham that is running as much as five minutes behind. Fans also complained about additional ads disrupting the viewing experience.

It’s not just social media where fans aired their grievances with Gotham. The Gotham Sports App that once boasted “state-of-the-art streaming technology” currently has a 1.9 rating on the Google Play store from over 2,000 reviews and 100,000 downloads. It does have a 4.1 rating on the Apple App Store, but that seems to be about the only thing Gotham has going for them.

The Gotham Sports App isn’t even two years old yet. It took James Dolan much longer to turn the Knicks into a good product. Thankfully, New York sports fans won’t have to wait and see whether Dolan, MSG and YES could similarly save Gotham.