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.

  • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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    21 days ago

    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.

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    22 days ago

    The skit that “missed the mark” . . .

    Quit sucking up to corporate America, yahoo sports writer. The Hornets farked up a simple PR event in every way it was possible TO fark up. They baited and switched a PS5 with a t-shirt and thought no one would find out about it.

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      22 days ago

      And they have so damn much money that giving him the PS5 would have been like you or me flicking a penny to the kid.

      People suck sometimes, I swear.

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    22 days ago

    I mean I would get it if they had an empty box out on the court for the show, and then having to take away the empty show box… But they gave the kid a jersey instead? Wtf?