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The skit that "missed the mark" occurred in a break in play during the second quarter of Charlotte's game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The child was brought onto the court with Hugo, the Hornets' mascot, dressed as Santa Claus. After a letter to Santa requesting a PS5 was read out loud, a cheerleader came out with a bag containing the video game console.

The young fan was visibly overjoyed as he received the pricy gift. However, according to an online acquaintance, he was less happy when the cameras turned off and a Hornets staffer took it away, replacing it with a jersey.

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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 18 points 59 minutes ago

Jfc... How much of a psychopathic piece of shit do you have to be, to hurt a kid's feelings like that?! I fucking hate people.

[–] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 5 points 26 minutes ago

I mean I would get it if they had an empty box out on the court for the show, and then having to take away the empty show box... But they gave the kid a jersey instead? Wtf?

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

That sounds about right, I've never gotten anything nice from a hornet. The one time I did get something from a hornet, it was a painful disappointment.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 54 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The skit that "missed the mark" . . .

Quit sucking up to corporate America, yahoo sports writer. The Hornets farked up a simple PR event in every way it was possible TO fark up. They baited and switched a PS5 with a t-shirt and thought no one would find out about it.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 38 points 2 hours ago

And they have so damn much money that giving him the PS5 would have been like you or me flicking a penny to the kid.

People suck sometimes, I swear.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 hour ago

Goddamn hornets, this is why everyone prefers bees

[–] VanillerGoriller@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder how it affected the kid. I don't know the grade school culture these days but when I was his age I think it would've earned sympathy points from the whole class and boosted his social ranking lol. As an aside I do not miss that aspect of school lol

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Man, I wish I had gone to your school.

I would have went back to school the next day and the kids would have presented me with two broken PS2s taped to a broken PS1 and giggled while singing, “I love your PS5, it makes me holler! Where’d you get it, Family Dollar?!”

Fat kid in the background with a Taz tattoo on one arm and a confederate flag on the other (at the ripe old age of 10) would have shouted, “LIKE HIS SHOES! AHAHAHAHAHA!”

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 51 minutes ago (1 children)

Then the kids would start stabbing each other over whether Ford or Chevy trucks are better.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 1 points 32 minutes ago

Haha, you live around here?

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 70 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's called theft. Legally a gift is irrevocable once it's given.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 63 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I guess I'll continue not watching basketball or football or whatever

[–] RandoMcRanderton@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"Did you see that ludicrous display last night?"

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 13 points 3 hours ago

The thing about Arsenal is they always try to walk it in!

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 2 hours ago

Yeah. Fuck this noise. I'm boycotting the Hornets. You won't catch me at a Hornets Football match!

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 91 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

LOL. Cheap bastards. I mean, PS5 is an expensive gift, but not for such an occasion, no?

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 minutes ago

If a PS5 is too expensive to give away, then don't pretend to give one away.

I feel like I shouldn't have to say this.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 55 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Compared to the marketing expenses of even very small companies, a PS5 is so ridiculously cheap that these costs are not even worth mentioning.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I meant expensive for a kid. Of course, yes.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 15 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

Sure. But the Hornets aren't interested in the child, they're only interested in marketing. The only way I can explain this is that either some employee wanted the PS5 and just took it from the kid or the Hornets' marketing department thinks that even bad publicity is free publicity. Maybe they intentionally planned for the predictable media coverage on this matter because it also brings attention. If the Hornets wanted to buy this kind of exposure, that paltry $500 wouldn't even begin to cover it.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

Why? It's a few hundred dollars, not a car or something.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 69 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The team has revenue in the millions. They'd never have noticed the money. This should be in the dictionary under Penny Wise, Pound Foolish.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 16 points 7 hours ago

Kinda reminiscent of various Russian official events involving children.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 19 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It could have literally been a tax write off

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

It could have been a glitch in tax calculator tbh. Not my point. And I agree with you. "LOL. Cheap bastards" was my point.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 29 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

They're Hornets. Being stingy bastards is in the name!

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 101 points 9 hours ago

I might suggest that the kid got a nicer present in the form of a reason to file suit against the team for the embarrassment and emotional distress. Using the kid for a BS publicity stunt is not acceptable.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 126 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 30 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

How would this commenter know that?

[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 29 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I mean surely it could be a lie but they just took away a PS5 from a kid...

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 minutes ago

what? lies? ob the internet? why would anyone do such a thing.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 27 points 7 hours ago

By having met her.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago

Source: trust me bro

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 25 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

wait what? did they go back to the store and ask for a refund on the PS5, lol.... someone was like "that is fine we will just apologize and save a couple hundred bucks!"

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 43 points 8 hours ago

That's fucked up.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 hours ago