The NBA and ESPN tried to fill the void of no live sports with a HORSE tournament. It was a fun idea on paper: NBA, WNBA and former basketball stars would compete from their homes and come up with trick shots the average person couldn’t do.
But the actual execution didn’t draw rave reviews.
After airing the first round of the tournament Sunday, the NBA and ESPN were panned for the broadcast — with some citing a lack of entertainment and others complaining about the poor picture quality.
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Here’s a sample from the negative feedback from Twitter:
Let’s take a look at the ESPN cameramen filming this HORSE Challenge: pic.twitter.com/EVuyFT5Auz
— Derek Parker (@DParkOK) April 12, 2020
ESPN 0-2 with the NBA2k tourney and this HORSE coverage lol
— Robert Littal (@BSO) April 12, 2020
What ESPN thought the HORSE competition would be like vs what it actually looks like. pic.twitter.com/ZL2IW3Fsh1
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 13, 2020
The Blair Witch Project had better video quality than this HORSE competition on ESPN.
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) April 12, 2020
That ESPN. Game of horse was trash
— LJW (@plutopaid) April 13, 2020
The Horse competition on @espn was BAD! Miss sports so much!
— Jeff Brittle (@Jbritt804) April 13, 2020
That HORSE Stuff last night on ESPN was good in theory 😂
— Daniel Hall (@dhall_ost) April 13, 2020
These attempts of sports from ESPN (2K Tournament, HORSE, etc) haven’t been enough. I applaud them for trying, but I’d rather just watch straight highlights, championship games, and more of each sport. It would be more entertaining.
— Chase 𓅓 (@KingVerchase) April 13, 2020
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