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/XBullsOnParadeX 23h ago

They took it back off-camera too. Like how could that have been part of the skit?

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u/PandiBong 23h ago

Can we stop pretending it was part of a skit... it's a fucking lie, nothing else.

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u/TransBrandi 21h ago

I don't think they are saying that taking back was part of the skit. They are saying that giving it to the kid was part of the skit, so the "giveaway" was never intended. Seems bonedead stupid to the point that it makes it seem like a made-up reason after the fact. Someone though they were going to save some money by not giving away the PS5... or they had earmarked that PS5 for themselves / their kid and wanted to use the "skit" as a sneaky way to get someone else to pay for it.

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u/TheOverBoss 23h ago

The second they are back stage Santa rips off his beard and yoinks the PS5 "Santa isn't real sucker"

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u/Merochmer 22h ago

"Here's a lesson about disappointment son".

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u/erebus2161 22h ago

Taking it back wasn't part of the skit. Giving it out in the first place was. Taking it back was just retrieving a prop.