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

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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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[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 days ago

Goddamn hornets, this is why everyone prefers bees

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 48 points 4 days ago

That's fucked up.

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

That sounds about right, I've never gotten anything nice from a hornet. The one time I did get something from a hornet, it was a painful disappointment.

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 33 points 3 days ago

Stingy.

[-] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They're Hornets. Being stingy bastards is in the name!

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

wait what? did they go back to the store and ask for a refund on the PS5, lol.... someone was like "that is fine we will just apologize and save a couple hundred bucks!"

[-] satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

That one was not on the bingo board.

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