The NBA world was thrown for a massive loop on Thursday when Heat guard Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones were all arrested in connection with a wide-ranging gambling probe spearheaded by the FBI.
News of the arrests broke early in the morning, around which time ESPN's typically airs. So, naturally, the story made it onto the broadcast.
But during said broadcast, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that the bottom ticker—where ESPN typically shows live scores, ads and more—disappeared as the hosts discussed the investigation. Among the information on that ticker? An ad for ESPN Bet, the network's sportsbook. Whoops!
Watch it disappear below, around the 0:20 second mark:
We suppose there is no way to know definitively why the ad disappeared, but the timing is suspect. That said, it was still probably the right move given the optics of the whole situation.