Though the Golden State Warriors are up 3-1 in the NBA Finals, ESPN jumped the gun on Monday.
While listening to ESPN Radio on demand, fans were given an advertisement from the ESPN Fan Shop that showed gear for the 2016 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors.
https://twitter.com/AVKingJames/status/742410540346167296
Besides showing up on the ESPN Radio PodCenter, someone else caught the ad on FiveThirtyEight.
ESPN Fan Shop banner ad congratulates the Warriors on back to back championships on @FiveThirtyEight website pic.twitter.com/4M5UOMbrKz
— Tommy (@twogunsholla) June 13, 2016
Though ESPN hasn’t addressed the premature ad, it’s likely the ad was meant to be published if/when Golden State closes out the series. However, gaffes like this one just help fuel the fire of those who say the NBA is rigged. We’ll see after Monday’s game whether ESPN knew something we didn’t.
[SB Nation/Photo: @AVKingJames]
About Ryan Williamson
Ryan is a recent graduate of the University of Missouri and has recently returned to his Minnesota roots. He previously has worked for the Columbia Missourian, KFAN radio in Minneapolis and BringMeTheNews.com. Feel free to email me at rwilliamson29 AT Gmail dot com.