The man portraying Burnie received praise from Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra after an in-game skit took a violent turn and reportedly required a hospital visit.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Friday’s feisty episode was that, were a mascot for one of the teams in the NBA Finals to be involved, it wasn’t Rocky. The Nuggets’ longtime mountain lion mascot recently reignited its decades-long feud with TNT analyst and former NBA star Charles Barkley.
During Game 2, the crowd in Denver was treated to a montage of Rocky’s physical altercations over the years with Barkley, who was on hand to ostensibly bury the hatchet with a ceremonial jersey exchange. After they shook hands and posed for photos, though, Rocky threw his jersey at the 60-year-old Hall of Famer’s head and delivered a blow to the midsection before scampering away.
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