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Hornets apologize after pretending to give child PS5 and taking it away off camera - Yahoo Sports (sports.yahoo.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The skit that "missed the mark" occurred in a break in play during the second quarter of Charlotte's game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The child was brought onto the court with Hugo, the Hornets' mascot, dressed as Santa Claus. After a letter to Santa requesting a PS5 was read out loud, a cheerleader came out with a bag containing the video game console.

The young fan was visibly overjoyed as he received the pricy gift. However, according to an online acquaintance, he was less happy when the cameras turned off and a Hornets staffer took it away, replacing it with a jersey.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Certain headlines get really funny if you pretend sports don't exist.

Or, in my case for this particular situation, if you are a foreigner and are missing a lot of context for American Sports.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The writer of this article is definitely a hornet.

The skit that "missed the mark"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

https://xkcd.com/1530/

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Reminds me of the time some asshole tried to switch some kid who was meant to walk out on the field with Zlatan with his own and got caught Link: https://youtu.be/NFYN3bY0kc8

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

See this is why everyone hates Hornets, first the bullshit with the not making any honey and then this shit. They're so aggressive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Classic hornet 🐝

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