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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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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 67 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

This means there was at least one meeting where this plan was discussed and approved by multiple staffers who have jobs and salaries and manage to find their way to work and back home at night.

[–] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 hour ago

Likely it cost more to have said meeting than the ps5 itself

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I can almost guarantee that one of them wanted the PS5 for themselves, and insisted on swapping it out so they could take the console.