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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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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 111 points 13 hours ago (9 children)

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

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 89 points 13 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 19 points 12 hours ago

Kinda reminiscent of various Russian official events involving children.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 21 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It could have literally been a tax write off

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

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

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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 152 points 15 hours ago (3 children)
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 39 points 13 hours ago (8 children)

How would this commenter know that?

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 36 points 13 hours ago

By having met her.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago

Source: trust me bro

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 121 points 14 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.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 31 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

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

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 31 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 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 47 points 14 hours ago

That's fucked up.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 12 points 14 hours ago
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