Event organizers may do this for more expensive items which completely makes sense for security reasons, but that doesn't make a difference bc either way they should give the actual PlayStation at the end of the match before they leave
YEAH I WAS SAYING THE SAME TEAM THERE REASON IS EVEN UNBELIEVABLE AND THIER REASONS IS BAD DECISION 😂😂😂 THEY CLEARLY STATED THAT IT WAS WRONG TO TAKE THE PS5 TO THE KID AND THERE IS NO INTENTION TO GIVE IT TO THEIR FANS IN THE FIRST PLACE JUST LIKE THEIR TEAM THIS WHOLE ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT IS SUCCCKKK!!!HAHAHHAHA
They only changed their mind after the backlash. Instead of pulling the bait and switch, why not be upfront about it and give the kid a jersey from the start???
That is what they call a skit?!😑 despicable behavior. There should never have been a skit of any kind like this towards a kid. The fact is a PS5 is not all that expensive especially with a majority of that teams salary, so why fake it
Our poorly thought out skit was received poorly. Did they run it by literally anyone? It's a PS5, they're not exactly expensive or hard to find. Especially when you're a multi billion dollar franchise.
That is such a mean thing to do to a child What part is the skid exactly other than ruining that kids day? He was probably having so much fun up until that point. What goes around comes around they ruined that kids day, the Internet ruined much more than their day in return.
The kid can sue them. It’s a slam dunk case too. All they would have to do is prove that the gift was reasonable to be believed it was real. it’s on video that they were presenting the kid with a PS5 as a gift during halftime and everyone there thinks it’s a real giveaway, and there is no way anyone would think this was a skit. Since the PS5 only $550 dollars they could have gone to a small claims court get the $550 from the team to get a real PS5.
Skit? That's their best is to say it was a skit. Just how broke is the NBA going? Answer 5 dollar tickets and fake ps5 give aways broke. Well that's that woke broke. I quit watching years ago right when that diddy party guy started to play La.... something is his name.
They apologized but didn't make it right... Did not care about basketball before, but now I promise you I know the team I want to lose every game for the rest of my life. Scums for doing it, even bigger scum for not fixing it.
Not only should the Charlotte Hornets and NBA give that young man his PS5, they also need to give a public apology to him and the family, plus be ordered to give him a college or university scholarship after graduating from high school. That team employee should be fired unequivocally, and forfeit his salary to that boy and his family. That way, the Charlotte Hornets will stick to their word as opposed to taking away his prize. Boycott Charlotte Hornets, boycott the NBA.
The boy and his uncle told him before participating that he would not keep the object he has but they would give him a jersey, It was their rules and then it turns out the kid is the "victim"? That kid got a free Ps5! He didn't keep the deal
It shows that all they care about is looking good for the camera, not their fans. They could’ve just given him a jersey on the spot, and it would be cool.
I'm thinking some higher up didnt like the kids reaction and thought he was being ungrateful. Just to be clear I dont think he was thats just my hypothesis. Just a "skit" sounds like a lame excuse for somebody not wanting to give the kid the Playstation.
Giving a kid a PS5 for christmas and then taking it back isn't a "skit", that's a mean spirited prank.
yeah fr it’s just rude and stupid
Not even a prank
Well it would be a skit if the kid was an actor. But he wasn't
@@MUTV2 Yeah, more of a scam to make them look good but it backfired. Michael Jordan wouldn't have done this if he was still the owner.
When you think of how much a player earns, from fans paying to see them and buying merch its disgraceful behaviour lower than the Grinch or Scrooge.
It’s already bad enough the kid likes the hornets
😂😂😂😂
Lol
😂😂😂
Fr tho 😂
That comment is so hilarious 😂
They only gave it to the kid because the media got involved.
Shameful organization.
LaMelo will want out eventually
Poverty franchise.
@@ronelz999not for long
That's the guys who Jordan sold to....his Gamestop hedgefund guys I think.
Bro a PS5 is like 400 bucks
This is a multi company.
I'm guessing melo wanted that p55
Lisa Guerrero would have confronted the Charlotte Hornets
Wheres Lisa when we need her 😔
Lisa would interview a gift courtesy "expert" and ask questions on why this was not OK
Did she retire?
Lisa don't play that 😂😂😂
who’s lisa
I bet there was no PlayStation in that box at all and the box was just a prop.
i thought the same thing
No matter how you look at it, whether there was or wasn't. Just icky how that went down.
I'm assuming there isn't. 🤣
Event organizers may do this for more expensive items which completely makes sense for security reasons, but that doesn't make a difference bc either way they should give the actual PlayStation at the end of the match before they leave
Yup
And that's why they finished 13th last year in the Eastern Conference, AND THEY'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR!
Can’t give a 13 year old a 500$ Ps5 but can pay Gordon Hayward 30m$ a year😭😭😭 trash franchise
Nope it’ll change
@@ParsleyLeaf557won’t be trash for long but idk what they were thinking to!
$400 must hit their wallets hard
Embarrassing
It ate at the cap space u know they gotta save every penny for melo lol
I'd get a Lawsuit for that Kid. Have that kid OWN the team lol just saying
sue for false advertising and fraud😂
Yeah cause no one goes to the games 😂
I don't think a PS5 was inside. It looked empty.
That's cruel 😮
Just like their souls
Half apologizing with basketball references, have some accountability
I thought that was really goofy like what? 😂😂😂😂
⚠️ Not for weaker readers ⚠️ A 3 billion dollar basketball team cheap out $500.00 dollars only in America. unbelievable
YEAH I WAS SAYING THE SAME TEAM THERE REASON IS EVEN UNBELIEVABLE AND THIER REASONS IS BAD DECISION 😂😂😂 THEY CLEARLY STATED THAT IT WAS WRONG TO TAKE THE PS5 TO THE KID AND THERE IS NO INTENTION TO GIVE IT TO THEIR FANS IN THE FIRST PLACE
JUST LIKE THEIR TEAM THIS WHOLE ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT IS SUCCCKKK!!!HAHAHHAHA
Yeah it sums up America greed in a nutshell
sounds like good old corporate america
I guess another CEO is going down 😅.
You live in a fantasy world if you think only in America
Remember, they’re only sorry because they got a lot of backlash. They knew what they were doing.
All the money they have and take this away from the kid. Disgusting!
The hornets should change there name to the Grinch’s 😂
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Can't even find a water fountain in that stadium.
Sounds like the Jaguars. They had warm Florida tap water coming out of their fountains the 1st 2 years.
They only changed their mind after the backlash. Instead of pulling the bait and switch, why not be upfront about it and give the kid a jersey from the start???
PR for that team is bad
Yeah because there's even a basketball term in the apology "turning the ball over" 😅.
Yeah because there's even a basketball term in the apology "turning the ball over" 😅.
Lol that team employee definitely wanted and got that PS5😂😂😂😂😂😂
Da mess
Now he's likely to be shown the door.
If that truly was a *skit* , then it was a lame one.
Embarrassing
Seems like sum1 else Wanted that ps5 may b even da mascot n or a players son nephew perhaps. N they thought now I don't have 2 buy this😂
Like always they only apologize because they got found out.
That is what they call a skit?!😑 despicable behavior. There should never have been a skit of any kind like this towards a kid. The fact is a PS5 is not all that expensive especially with a majority of that teams salary, so why fake it
A PlayStation for a kid is like a hopes and dreams is that basketball team snatched it away from him that is not cool😮
Playstation or a ipad for your kid is a bad choice they could break it they could not take care of it
Did the Hornets really think nobody would find out about this?
Season tickets on top of the ps5 should be given to this kid
Why punish him further?
Lol nah just give him the PS5 unless it's Courtside or in the sky box not torturing myself watching a hornets game😂
He is no longer a fan
@@bradmartin9461 true lol
@@10mmT 😂😂😂
how about they apologize for having no success in the past 20 years
They’re sorry because they got caught. Don’t forget that.
That’s seriously messed up. They said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. How ridiculous. Just say Merry Christmas.
It’s not that deep
Yes it is. To some it is.
@@zacheryyoung9426 what about those who celebrate Hannukah or other holidays?
Not everybody celebrates Christmas
Is that's seriously what upsets you about this story???
Basketball team is probably worth somewhere in the billions? Pulled a bait and switch on a 500$ system as a prank?? Deplorable and shameful.
Stupid skit. Give the kid his PS5!!!
They did after the media coverage and gave the kid VIP tickets. Only because the media got involved
How the Charlotte Hornets stole Christmas
Our poorly thought out skit was received poorly. Did they run it by literally anyone? It's a PS5, they're not exactly expensive or hard to find. Especially when you're a multi billion dollar franchise.
So now scamming children's is know as a skit.
This is disgusting and the fact this team makes billions is worse. Whether this was a skit or not, they scarred that kid.
That is such a mean thing to do to a child What part is the skid exactly other than ruining that kids day? He was probably having so much fun up until that point. What goes around comes around they ruined that kids day, the Internet ruined much more than their day in return.
i refuse to go to a hornets game after this debacle. shame on you cheap hornets
You dont even go to begin with
@@doorkumyou don’t know for sure
Microsoft missed opportunity to give the kid an XBox with tons of games
Ooh, that would have been a big middle finger to Sony and the hornets, I'm sure somebody would have got fired if that happened
@drakestreif5438 🤣
If it wasn't for al the backlash n social media they wouldn't have cared. This is disgraceful.
Absolutely Outrageous!! Shame On You Hornets!! Shame On You!!
Oh hell no. They need to do more than that. They need to give that boy season tickets with free food every game. This is disgusting.
Wow, this went so wrong that they had to admit it was just a skit for show. I'm weak.
Somebody gettin fired
Then, why did the kids' parents call a lawsuit on the Hornet?
THIS WAS A MEAN PRANK!
Probably was an empty PS5 box
Seriously, they can't afford to giveaway a $700 console that's just evil 😢
LISA WOULD HAVE CONFRONTED THE HORNETS AND THEIR MASCOT!
They already said it was a skit that missed the mark, just a bad joke. Hopefully the kid gets that PS5 its worth about 500 vs $100 jersey.
Unprofessional AF, If I was on the team I'd buy that kid a PS5
Hornets was so upset they decided to throw the game by double digits to show solidarity with the fan
Screw your apology, give the kid the ps5 back.
If the Hornets can pay LeMelo 9-figures to have their franchise way below the play-in position, they can afford a PS5.
How did that skit get approved? “Hey let’s give a kid a ps5 and then take that ish back I’m sure that would be funny right”
“Hell yeah” 👍 you
Should've gotten the PS5 AND a signed Lamelo jersey for a yhe shenanigan
Then they said to the kid, "If you want to be a Hornets fan, you have to get used to disappointment"
The kid can sue them. It’s a slam dunk case too. All they would have to do is prove that the gift was reasonable to be believed it was real. it’s on video that they were presenting the kid with a PS5 as a gift during halftime and everyone there thinks it’s a real giveaway, and there is no way anyone would think this was a skit. Since the PS5 only $550 dollars they could have gone to a small claims court get the $550 from the team to get a real PS5.
Team already apologized and gave the kid the PS5 and VIP tickets, still pathetic.
@@DMallthewaywould be hilarious , the kid takes the PS 5 ...then GIVES back the tickets 😂😲 in your face
That's so cruel, it's almost Christmas and a kid. Shameful stuff from a bad franchise, I'm not surprised.
So even if it was a skit, why would they do that during Christmas time & also on a kid that is not aware of it being a skit. So messed up
In 2024, the value of the Charlotte Hornets franchise grew to $3.3 billion U.S. dollars. And they cant spare a ps5 for a KID .
This is just unacceptable. Get this man the ps5 and a team signed jersey
Skit? That's their best is to say it was a skit. Just how broke is the NBA going? Answer 5 dollar tickets and fake ps5 give aways broke. Well that's that woke broke. I quit watching years ago right when that diddy party guy started to play La.... something is his name.
“Diddy party guy” bruhh whether you hate em or love em, it’s obviously Lebron 😂😂😂
LeDiDdy or the 👑 of performance enhancer 😂😂
That’s so messed up glad this got out !
400 dollars just to ruin some kid's Christmas and lose reputation from fans is just absolutely a good marketing strategy!
This event is being reflected on the team's Facebook page....
When the owner is Micheal Jordan I'm not surprised at all 😂
Nobody takes accountability for their mistakes. Just sad.
They’re only apologizing because it’s now going to cost them more than $500 when they were better off letting the kid have the ps5 lol
Bet if it was an Xbox they'd force him to keep it.
the Hornets owner is a Billionaire that lost in the Gamestop Short Squeeze. I can see why he's bitter about giving a PS5
"I didnt become a billionare giving away PS5's"
*How the Hornet stole Christmas*
Wtf were they thinking? Someone should lose their job for this…
Sue the Hornets for emotional and psychological damages... you'll have more than just one PS5.
The only way for the Hornets to make headlines…
They apologized but didn't make it right... Did not care about basketball before, but now I promise you I know the team I want to lose every game for the rest of my life. Scums for doing it, even bigger scum for not fixing it.
Not only should the Charlotte Hornets and NBA give that young man his PS5, they also need to give a public apology to him and the family, plus be ordered to give him a college or university scholarship after graduating from high school.
That team employee should be fired unequivocally, and forfeit his salary to that boy and his family.
That way, the Charlotte Hornets will stick to their word as opposed to taking away his prize.
Boycott Charlotte Hornets, boycott the NBA.
How does something like this even happen. Obviously the person in charge of downtime entertainment is not qualified.
“happy holidays friend” woww😭
I forgot the Hornets were even part of the NBA.
thats crazy
That’s messed up poor kid
The boy and his uncle told him before participating that he would not keep the object he has but they would give him a jersey, It was their rules and then it turns out the kid is the "victim"? That kid got a free Ps5! He didn't keep the deal
It shows that all they care about is looking good for the camera, not their fans. They could’ve just given him a jersey on the spot, and it would be cool.
🎅“Happy holidays friend!”
🐝💀” just kidding “
That poor kid. That’s seriously messed up.
I heard they tried to switch it with an xbox and he opted to get the jersey instead 😂
I couldn’t be the one to take it back. Time to find new employees
Ive never hated a team so much before
As a Hornets fan that’s ridiculous of what they did
That's disgusting, doing that to a kid. Freaking millionaires taking back a gift, somebody should get fired over that
Do not support the Hornets. Abandon their games
They wrong for that, they owe that kid a PS5! Don't play with people like that!
I'm thinking some higher up didnt like the kids reaction and thought he was being ungrateful. Just to be clear I dont think he was thats just my hypothesis. Just a "skit" sounds like a lame excuse for somebody not wanting to give the kid the Playstation.
that teams reputation is likely permanently tarnished
dowant make sense at all why they would do such a thing. someone needs to get fired
Ah yes you can afford to pay your best players max contracts 100million+, but you take back a PS5 from a kid🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Hornets got scared of being sued. That is the reason they apologize and will now give the kid a PS5.
They TROLLED that kid badly!
My thing is that this team is worth millions of dollars and they can’t gift him a ps5?To take it back from the kid is embarrassing
I didn't know the Hornets had fans.
What type of skit is it to pretend to give a kid a PS5 at Christmas? Be fr...