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“The funny thing is, if he had just gone out in the first place and they just gave him a jersey out there on the court, he would have been stoked, you know,” Phillips [the boy's uncle] said.
But you see, then they wouldn't be able to fool the audience into thinking they gave him the PS5, which was the whole point--a PR stunt to make them look generous while actually being cheap greedy bastards--while they rake in millions.
I'm just stunned at what they did. I can't believe this was planned, like it had to be a miscommunication within corporate or something. A ps5 is chump change to the Hornets, compared to the bad PR of messing with a kid.
BTW if you wanna know but don't wanna click, after the hullabaloo the hornets reached out and promised the family a ps5 and some VIP tickets (unless they lying again lol)
Who even comes up with the idea for a fake gift giving ceremony?