IMA Sample App - NullPointerException

[joebridges]

We are seeing a NullPointerExceptions in our crash monitoring tools. This is caused when the user presses the play button while a pre-roll is loading. This is also reproducible in the IMASampleApp.

Steps to reproduce -

• Open Google IMA Sample App
• Click "IMA Podded Pre-roll"
• Before the pre-roll automatically starts playing click the play button
• Observe crash

Process: com.ooyala.sample.IMASampleApp, PID: 10963
    java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.Context android.view.View.getContext()' on a null object reference
        at com.ooyala.android.imasdk.OoyalaIMAManager.prepareAdsLoader(OoyalaIMAManager.java:470)
        at com.ooyala.android.imasdk.OoyalaIMAManager.loadAds(OoyalaIMAManager.java:428)
        at com.ooyala.android.imasdk.OoyalaIMAManager.onAdModeEntered(OoyalaIMAManager.java:874)
        at com.ooyala.android.AdPluginManager.onAdModeEntered(AdPluginManager.java:186)
        at com.ooyala.android.OoyalaPlayerContextSwitcher.switchToAdMode(OoyalaPlayerContextSwitcher.java:275)
        at com.ooyala.android.OoyalaPlayerContextSwitcher.processAdModes(OoyalaPlayerContextSwitcher.java:172)
        at com.ooyala.android.OoyalaPlayerContextSwitcher.startVideoWorkflow(OoyalaPlayerContextSwitcher.java:61)
        at com.ooyala.android.OoyalaPlayer.onCurrentItemChangeComplete(OoyalaPlayer.java:966)
        at com.ooyala.android.OoyalaPlayer.lambda$null$0(OoyalaPlayer.java:688)
        at com.ooyala.android.-$$Lambda$OoyalaPlayer$csVy2oM9eFJ924t4oesqgOpwaFA.run(lambda)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:836)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6368)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1063)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:924)

Please can you advise on the possible cause of this and if there is a solution. Thanks.