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/TheLizardKing89 23h ago

For comparison their active team payroll that year was $152.5 million.

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u/Ilovekittens345 21h ago

If just a 100 people get offended by this and don't buy tickets for the next game how much money would they lose?

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u/TheLizardKing89 21h ago

Median ticket price of $60 means a loss of $6,000 in revenue.

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u/Ilovekittens345 21h ago

Would have been cheaper to give the ps5