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Kimmel: NBA Playoff Promo A 'Mistake'
19 May
Summary
- Kimmel joked about an NBA playoff rigging conspiracy.
- A TV promo seemingly predicted a game's outcome.
- He linked the error to a canceled 'Bachelorette' season.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night program Monday, recounting his recent trip to New York for a Disney presentation. During his show, he touched upon the ongoing NBA playoffs and a peculiar conspiracy theory. This theory suggested that a particular playoff series was manipulated by the league.
The conspiracy gained traction after a promotional advertisement aired on ABC, which seemed to foreshadow the exact outcome of a crucial Game 7. The promo specifically teased the "Eastern Conference Finals: Cavaliers-Nicks Game 1 on ESPN." Coincidentally, the actual Game 7 produced the result previewed in the advertisement.
Kimmel stated that he believed ABC's explanation that the promo was aired in error. He lightheartedly remarked that if ABC possessed the ability to predict future events accurately, the network would not have incurred a substantial financial loss on a canceled season of 'The Bachelorette,' which was pulled shortly before its premiere due to a controversy.
