A young Charlotte Hornets fan was given a PlayStation 5 on court during a game only to have it taken away backstage. The team has since apologized.
A young Charlotte Hornets fan thought he was receiving a Christmas wish when he was gifted a coveted PlayStation 5 in front of a raucous crowd during Monday night's game, but was crushed when the team took the video game console away from him backstage moments later. At the start of the game, a member of the Hornets staff approached them and asked if they wanted to be on the court with the team's mascot, Hugo.
'Someone from their fan team kind of reached out to us and said, 'Hey, do you guys wanna be on the court with Hugo?' And we said sure,' he told the station. A video posted on social media shows Phillips and his nephew standing on the court next to Hugo dressed in a Santa costume. An announcer then reads what appears to be a Christmas letter. 'I have another letter here. It says, 'Dear Santa Hugo, I've been working hard in school all year ... I've also been working on my jump shot but my jump shot in 2K needs some work. I really want a PlayStation if you have one, P.S. a PlayStation 5.' It's unclear if Phillips' nephew wrote the letter, but a Hornets' dancer walks out onto the court carrying a large gift bag with a PS5 in it. The teen is visibly excited as Hugo hands him the gift. According to Phillips, the holiday cheer ended the moment they walked backstage. A Hornets' staffer came and quickly took the PS5 away. 'It got pretty awkward,' he told the news station.'Because had to make it clear he wasn't joking.' Phillips told the news station that right before he went out onto the court with his nephew, the staffer whispered to him that the teen would not be able to keep the gift and would get a jersey instead. The Hornets later described the incident as an'on-court skit that missed the mark
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