Hornets apologize after pretending to give child PS5 and taking it away off camera

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-19 19:19:46 | Updated at 2024-12-28 01:33:17 1 week ago

Hornets apologize after pretending to give child PS5 and taking it away off camera
Yahoo Sports ^ | 12/17/2024 | jack baer

Posted on 12/19/2024 10:01:57 AM PST by DFG

The Charlotte Hornets organization was apparently visited by three ghosts last night.

A day after receiving criticism for a skit in which a child was "given" a PlayStation 5 then had it taken away, the Hornets apologized and announced in a statement they were making things right. The child will receive the PS5, as well as a VIP experience at a future game.

The Hornets' full statement:

During last night's game there was an on-court skit that missed the mark. The skit included bad decision making and poor communication. Simply put, we turned the ball over and we apologize. We have reached out to the family and are committed to not only making it right but to exceeding expectations. We will be providing the fan with the PS5 that he should have taken home last night along with a VIP experience to a future game. Our goal is and will remain to elevate the guest experience for every person that enters Spectrum Center, and to show our fans how much we appreciate their relentless support.

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.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: charlottehornets; millionairesinshorts

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1 posted on 12/19/2024 10:01:57 AM PST by DFG

To: DFG

Mean joke to play on a child.
The Charlotte Hornets organization is valued at est. $1.7B.

2 posted on 12/19/2024 10:04:02 AM PST by HonkyTonkMan ( )

To: DFG

Why is a child at an NBA event in the first place?

Not a wholesome environment for young skulls full of mush.

3 posted on 12/19/2024 10:04:56 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)

To: DFG

Ok, I would like to know, just where in their decision matrix was this ever a good idea?

It is not that this was something with good intentions that turned out wrong, I think everybody understands those but that this had absolutely no way of ever going right.

4 posted on 12/19/2024 10:05:55 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)

To: Responsibility2nd

Parents take their kids to sporting events.

5 posted on 12/19/2024 10:06:49 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)

To: DFG

And how many employees were fired for being idiots? It ought to be several.

To: DFG

The kid wasn’t “color coded”

Imagine pulling that crap on a black kid.

7 posted on 12/19/2024 10:09:00 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)

To: DFG

He has it taken away and he had to watch a Hornets game? That’s cruel.

To: Responsibility2nd

I remember the steep decline of the NBA in the 1970s and the bump after Larry Bird, MJ and Magic Johnson.

Same structural problems exist though. I agree it’s no place for a kid at the present time.

9 posted on 12/19/2024 10:16:44 AM PST by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)

To: Responsibility2nd

I remember the steep decline of the NBA in the 1970s and the bump after Larry Bird, MJ and Magic Johnson.

Same structural problems exist though. I agree it’s no place for a kid at the present time.

10 posted on 12/19/2024 10:17:22 AM PST by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)

To: Jim Noble

The NBA is on a downward spiral now. Everyone I know says its more and more boring. Watching teams do nothing more than shoot 3 pointers all game long gets boring.

11 posted on 12/19/2024 10:25:26 AM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)

To: DFG

I don’t see how this is funny.

12 posted on 12/19/2024 10:29:22 AM PST by roving (Deplorable MAGA Garbage )

To: Responsibility2nd

“ Why is a child at an NBA event in the first place?”

Seems to me multi million dollar kids game players can pull themselves together to behave for the kids

Am I missing something?

13 posted on 12/19/2024 10:36:59 AM PST by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )

To: DFG

And just who in management thought this was a good idea at the time?................

14 posted on 12/19/2024 10:47:52 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: DFG

Okay. If, in the original skit, the kid wasn’t supposed to take home a PS5…

…who was?

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Part of me can actually understand why they wouldn’t let a kid walk off the court that night with a PS5. Because, these days, I wouldn’t be surprised if we also read about a grinch taking it from the kid as they walked out to the parking lot.

In that case present the gift, let the cheerleader take it away after the ceremony (everyone knowing it will be returned), have a pair of representatives from the team’s office arrange to deliver the goodies at the fans’ home afterwards.

15 posted on 12/19/2024 10:51:35 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)

To: HonkyTonkMan

"The Charlotte Hornets organization is valued at est. $1.7B."

And we pay for their stadiums and arenas.

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