Charlotte Hornets apologize after PS5 taken from 13-year-old during on-court giveaway

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NBA's Charlotte Hornets Brutally Tricked a Kid Into Thinking He Won a PS5

The Charlotte Hornets ran an on-court fan stunt that aimed for comedy but instead crushed the dreams of a poor, innocent kid. It’s the season of giving, but the NBA franchise decided to channel their inner Grinch by making the kid believe he was gifted a highly-coveted PS5 only to rip it from his hands the second the cameras panned away. Initially, the 13-year-old Charlotte Hornets fan was asked if he wanted to come on the court during the game …

Charlotte Hornets NBA Team Gives Kid a PS5 for Halftime Skit Then Takes It Back Off Camera

The Charlotte Hornets NBA team performed an ill-received half time skit in its game against the Philadelphia 76ers this week, when it pretended to give a child a PlayStation 5 before taking it away when the cameras stopped rolling.As reported by Kotaku, the Hornets organization has since apologized for what it called "bad decision making" and given the child a PS5 for real alongside promising a VIP experience at a future game. Karma quickly caug…

Charlotte Hornets Apologize After Taking Back PlayStation 5 Gifted to Teen Fan During Game

The NBA‘s Charlotte Hornets organization was under fire for gifting a child with a Sony PS5 on camera, only to reneg on the gesture and attempt to take back the gaming console. A young Charlotte Hornets fan thought he was receiving a Christmas wish when he was gifted a coveted PlayStation 5 in front of a raucous crowd during Monday night’s game, but he was crushed when the team took the video game console away from him backstage moments later. A…

The Charlotte Hornets Ruined A Child's Christmas And Then Immediately Had To Apologize For It

The Charlotte Hornets of the NBA had to issue an apology recently after a promotion gone wrong that ruined a child’s Christmas. Somehow, it adds insult to injury to an already disappointing season for the Hornets and their fans. The incident occurred during Charlotte’s 121-108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. At one point during a stoppage in play, the team invited a ticket holder and his nephew onto the court as part of a promoti…

Hornets Apologize After Giving Child PS5, Then Taking It Back Once Cameras Were Off

A day after receiving criticism for an on-court skit in which a child was gifted a PlayStation 5 then had it taken away once the cameras were off, the Charlotte Hornets apologized and announced in a statement that the child will receive the PS5.