Sportsnet has apologized to viewers after its broadcast of the Raptors-Bucks game faded to black with 10 seconds left and the outcome still hanging in the balance.

“A sincere apology to our @Raptors viewers - We experienced a transmission issue during last night’s game that caused us to lose our feed,” the network tweeted Sunday afternoon.

The Raptors were up by two, had possession of the ball, needing to inbound and draw a foul with about 10 seconds left in the game. But viewers never got a chance to watch DeMar DeRozan sink his final two free throws and clinch the 102-98 win over the lowly Bucks.

Instead, the screen went black for about a minute, went to commercial before the Sportsnet Connected news show started with the broadcasters informing viewers of what happened in the Raptors game, before going straight into highlights of the Leafs’ crucial 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Some fans tweeted that it was like watching the series-ending episode of the Sopranos, while others complained that the highlights of the Raptors game they just missed weren’t shown until much later (and after all the hockey) in the broadcast.

Television coverage of the Raptors has been a sore point for fans this season, with some games on networks like Sportsnet One and TSN2 that not every viewer has.

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