A local news broadcast had the New York Knicks advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals despite the one-sided nature of their Game 7 loss.
A local news broadcast's coverage of the New York Knicks' Sunday afternoon tilt against the Indiana Pacers was literally engaged in fantasy basketball.
The Knicks' season ended on Sunday with a 130-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, concluding an otherwise stellar season in heartbreaking fashion. Eager to escape the somber aftermath, some Knicks likely flipped over to the 6 p.m. ET local news on WNBC ... which returned from an early commercial break
with a large graphic bearing the message "KNICKS ADVANCE" in anticipation of the team's first NBA final four appearance since 2000.Anchor Gus Rosendale and sports reporter John Chandler took the gaffe in style: upon the return from commercial heralded by a "Breaking News" graphic, Rosendale, professionally containing a smirk, declared that "Unfortunately, we can now confirm the Knicks’ playoff run is over.
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