ABC boots UFL game to ESPN2 for NBA pregame show right before ex-Giant seals wild finish

Move over, UFL, the NBA Playoffs are on.On Sunday, ABC interrupted its live broadcast of a United Football League (UFL) game between the Arlington Renegades and the D.C.

Defenders to air the pregame show for Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder.The switch occurred just before the UFL game’s dramatic conclusion, leaving viewers without the live ending.Though, admittedly, many more people will care about the Western Conference semifinals, hence the change to begin with.

But at the time of the broadcast interruption, the Defenders were leading the Renegades 33–30.The game concluded with the Defenders securing the win when former Giants first-round pick Deandre Baker intercepted a pass — off of a fake spike — on the game’s final play, clinching a playoff spot and eliminating the Renegades from postseason contention.The decision to prioritize the NBA pregame show over the live conclusion of the UFL game is not that surprising given where we are in the sports calendar, but unfortunately, the dedicated spring football fans might have missed the dramatic ending.

The Defenders clinched a playoff spot with the win and improved their record to 6-2, which is tied for first in the XFL Conference with the St.Louis Battlehawks....