Global tech outage impacts sports world NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

Billions of people globally woke up on Friday to a tech outage that has disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and various companies. 

The sports world was also a victim of the widespread Microsoft outage linked to cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike.

With numerous sporting events set for the weekend — and not to mention, the 2024 Olympics gearing up to welcome hundreds of athletes to Paris — the worldwide disruption has caused quite a stir. 

Let’s dive into some of the sporting events and athletes who have already been impacted: 

Indiana Fever guard Erica Wheeler was supposed to compete at the WNBA All-Star weekend, however, her flight to Phoenix was canceled due to the outage.

“FLIGHT CANCELLED 🙁 So yaaaaaa no airlines have flight leaving out in time to make it to PHX in time for the Skills Challenge!” the star took to X.

The 33-year-old was chosen to participate in the WNBA Skills Challenge on July 19 against Phoenix Mercury’s Sophie Cunningham and Brittney …