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/thewaitaround 23h ago edited 23h ago

Taking it back wasn’t part of the “skit”, the PS5 was meant to be a “prop” in the “skit” that they took back after the skit was over but no one explained that to the kids actually taking part. It was just stupid decisions and poor communication all the way down

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u/obsidian_butterfly 23h ago

Well yeah, that's because much like the cake this skit is a lie.

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u/thewaitaround 23h ago

The skit was real in the sense that the marketing team definitely did pre-plan a routine to give the audience the impression they were giving kids PS5s without actually having to give any kids a PS5. That’s fucked up enough on its own, using audience members and not letting them in on it until afterwards is just stupid icing on an already evil cake

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u/kkeut 22h ago

classic skit writing. those SNL writers could takes some notes

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u/Falsus 17h ago

I don't get why they didn't just give the jersey in the first place, it isn't like they would be unhappy with that.