While some things are [bigger than basketball](https://www.si.com/nba/celtics-fans-heartwarming-words-encouragement-jayson-tatum-after-injury), just about everything is bigger than the United Football League.
That's why, ahead of Sunday afternoon's Game 7 playoff contest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets, ABC decided to cut away from the UFL's Arlington Renegades vs. D.C. Defenders game with less than two minutes to go—and instead decided to show the final 20 minutes of ESPN's _NBA Countdown_.
Here's a look at the cutaway:
To make matters worse—if you want to call it that—the end of the UFL game was actually pretty interesting. Instead of opting for a game-tying field goal down 33-30, the Renegades tried a fake spike and were intercepted by defensive back DeAndre Baker, sealing the win for the Defenders.
Check out the incredible play, which prompted an equally incredible call from Joe Tessatore, below:
If you were smart enough to switch over to ESPN2, you would have seen the ending. Otherwise, you were likely graced with Kendrick Perkins yapping about Nugs vs. Thunder.
Some things are bigger than basketball pregame shows.