Sports World Reacts to La La Land, Moonlight Best Picture Mix-Up at 2017 Oscars

Shocking finishes resulting in elation on one side and heartbreak on the other happen all the time in the world of sports, but the Oscars provided that type of drama Sunday.

La La Land was initially named as the Best Picture.

Then it wasn't.

While the actors and crew were on stage accepting their award, it was announced the initial reading was a mistake and Moonlight was the real winner. ABC Network and ABC News shared the awkwardness:

The sports world naturally reacted to the memorable incident that reminded many of Steve Harvey announcing a similar mistake at the Miss Universe pageant:

If there was a sports equivalent over the last year, it was the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Indians blowing 3-1 leads with prestigious honors within their grasp. Jonah Keri of CBS Sports picked up on that:

Nathan Ourn and Black Sports Online had some fun at Golden State's expense:

It wouldn't be sports reacting to something on Twitter without Crying Jordan, as MLB agent Rafa Nieves shared:

The theme of blown leads didn't stop at the NBA Finals or World Series, as the Atlanta Falcons lost a 28-3 lead to the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl. Kevin Clark of The Ringer paralleled Atlanta's collapse to La La Land's:

Nathan Jahnke of Pro Football Focus weighed in:

Sports writers understand what that's like to see those type of win probabilities flipped at the last minute, as Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star noted:

Here's a look at the best of the rest:

At least La La Land will always have those fleeting moments when it thought it was a champion.

Too bad the call was overturned upon replay review.