The Charlotte Hornets NBA group carried out an ill-received half time skit in its sport in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers this week, when it pretended to offer a baby a PlayStation 5 earlier than taking it away when the cameras stopped rolling.
As reported by Kotaku, the Hornets group has since apologized for what it known as “unhealthy choice making” and given the kid a PS5 for actual alongside promising a VIP expertise at a future sport. Karma rapidly caught up with Charlotte on the night time, as they misplaced to Philadelphia 121 to 108.
X/Twitter consumer @StanUsmnt raised the difficulty, calling Charlotte “an inexpensive sports activities group” and saying the transfer “crushed the child.”
You guys wish to see an inexpensive sports activities group?
In this video my finest buddy&his nephew get known as onto courtroom for a particular phase the place they reward the child a PS5 publicly… w/cameras off they TOOK IT AWAY and gave him a jersey.
😂 Take a bow @hornets… crushed the child pic.twitter.com/mcj5hhsuM5
— USMNT_STAN (@StanUsmnt) December 17, 2024
The skit was a part of a presentation the place the Charlotte mascot Hugo introduced kids introduced on courtroom with presents from their Christmas lists, and a dancer finally introduced the boy with the PS5.
The Hornets advised WCNC sports activities director Nick Carboni that it “missed the mark” and is at the moment within the course of of constructing it proper. “Simply put, we turned the ball over and we apologized,” it mentioned.
“We have reached out to the household and we’re dedicated to not solely making it proper however to exceeding expectations. We can be offering the fan with the PS5 that he ought to have taken house final night time together with a VIP expertise to a future sport.”
This response got here after the video from @StanUsmnt amassed greater than 4 million views, one other loss for a struggling Hornets group with a seven wins to 19 losses season.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
