Conor McGregor got a bit carried away during the interaction.
NBAE via Getty ImagesThe spray didn’t exactly work wonders for the mascot, though, as he was forced into the emergency room where they gave him actual pain medication.
It is unclear whether McGregor will be welcomed back to the Kaseya Center after the incident, but Heat coach Erik Spolestra didn’t seem too upset.NBAE via Getty Imageswhile smiling before Game 5. “[Burnie] should have been allowed to take the first swing.” “He can take a punch and get back up,” Spolestra continued, adding that if Game 6 were to come to fruition, Burnie would be out there for Miami.The Heat went on to lose Game 5, so Burnie missed out on a hero’s welcome back at home in Game 6.
McGregor is slated to fight a real fighter, Michael Chandler, sometime this fall, after the two are done coaching in the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”
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