
15. Shot Clocks Down
2014 was the year of technical errors. One of the strangest occurred in the Air Canada Centre in a game between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets. In the third quarter, the shot clock malfunctioned and proved unrepairable. Finally, the announcer took on the responsibility of counting down the time. Meanwhile, an official used a stopwatch to keep track.

“They said it was because some ESPN guy accidentally blew a fuse or something, “Drthurgood wrote. “Still pretty ridiculous that they couldn’t get it fixed though. I was also disappointed that the fans didn’t take advantage and start counting down falsely to either get Brooklyn to rush their shots or get 24-second violations like that college team did last year.”