Posted on 12/19/2024 10:01:57 AM PST by DFG
The Charlotte Hornets organization was apparently visited by three ghosts last night.
A day after receiving criticism for a skit in which a child was "given" a PlayStation 5 then had it taken away, the Hornets apologized and announced in a statement they were making things right. The child will receive the PS5, as well as a VIP experience at a future game.
The Hornets' full statement:
During last night's game there was an on-court skit that missed the mark. The skit included bad decision making and poor communication. Simply put, we turned the ball over and we apologize. We have reached out to the family and are committed to not only making it right but to exceeding expectations. We will be providing the fan with the PS5 that he should have taken home last night along with a VIP experience to a future game. Our goal is and will remain to elevate the guest experience for every person that enters Spectrum Center, and to show our fans how much we appreciate their relentless support.
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.
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I wonder which adult responsible took the PS5 home that night?
Cruel.
Never been to an NBA game?
If the Hornets were looking for publicity, then they definitely found a way to get it.
I can’t believe someone on their staff thought this would be a good idea and taking the game away from the child, after publicly giving it to him, would go unnoticed. The person should be fired for bad judgment alone.
Stop the skits
It’s sad that children are sometimes subjected to abusive, drunken, vulgar and hostile actions at home.
This being true, there is certainly no reason to subject to youngsters these same behaviors common at any pro sports game.
How about school in general?
And as for children's sports.... the less said the better.
In fact what the child will find on that PS5 will make what happens at your average pro sport game look very mild.
Kids are not to be wrapped in cotton wool and stored in a box behind closed doors. They need to be both tough and brave little scrappers if you want to raise functional adults.
Men allow it
The same mouth be
Breathers who allowed the kneeling
Yes I realize children, even young children, are subjected to the evils of this world at home, at school, on TV and especially the internet.
But the job of any responsible parent is to monitor and limit these types of problems. Allow more freedoms as they grow older.
I was never allowed to go to an R rated movie as an 8 year old. Today - they watch mature content any time they want.
Jealousy that your dad never took you to a NBA game?
You are presumptuous and confused
Are you always this wrong)
Nobody is drunkenly abusing kids at a pro sporting events. There are few public events more wholesome than professional sports events. You people that know nothing about sports should just stick to threads about The View.
Teasing a kid at Christmas time with a bogus gift of a PS5 - not very nice. Whoever came up with that idea is an idiot.
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