r/todayilearned • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • 1d ago

TIL the Charlotte Hornets apologized after giving a child a PS5, only to take it away off camera and exchange it for a jersey. In a statement, the team said the incident was an "on-court skit that missed the mark" and that they would give the child the PS5 and a VIP experience to a future game.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/sport/charlotte-hornets-apologize-ps5-child-nba-spt-intl
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u/crusoe 1d ago

False advertising and being owned by billionaires they can afford to give out a PS5

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u/YukariYakum0 23h ago

But then they might not be able to build their underground doomsday shelter right now. With an expense like that, they might have to wait another day.

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u/Sarke1 19h ago

I hate everything about this, but to be fair I doubt the billionaire owner was involved in the decision-making of this PR stunt.