MINNEAPOLIS — For Minnesota sports fans, now is the wrong time for Bally Sports North to become profitable.
of The twins are on a winning streak and Wolves are in the playoffs. Some fans say it's terrible not to report on it.
“It's not a slap, it's a punch. It's a big punch to the face,” Isiah Smith said.
Smith loves Minnesota sports teams.
“Lifelong Timberwolves fan,” Smith said.
He is one of the thousands of people who have complained that when they turn on Bally Sports North on Xfinity, they see the following message:
“Bally Sports is no longer available. The owner of Bally Sports is in bankruptcy proceedingsAnd we gave them multiple options to continue providing their network. They both refused and we no longer have the right to post their content. ”
“During the season, I relied on Bally to watch games that didn't air on ESPN, TNT, and many other major platforms. So now that it's over, they're going to help thousands and tens of thousands of households. You're risking not being able to watch their fans watch the game,'' Smith said.
The Twins organization released a statement saying, “The Twins are disappointed in this major disruption for fans who just want to watch our games. This situation is a business negotiation between Comcast and Bally's. The Twins have no role or say in this matter.” Case. “
“Big sports fan, I'm actually from Chicago, but now I'm rooting for the Minnesota team, and it's not fair. We were going to watch it every night, but we can't do that anymore.” Logan said.
“I think the situation is a mess and I can't afford to go to a Timberwolves game. Tickets are too expensive right now and how am I supposed to watch it? Not at a sports bar, not in the comfort of my own home, so not really. yo.’ I love it,” Shauna said.
Fans are currently scrambling to find a spot to watch both the Twins and Timberwolves.
“You have to go to bars run by major cable companies like Spectrum and Direct TV, to local bars, to friends' houses. You just get by the way you can,” Smith said.
