If he's needed, Burnie will be there.
MMA fighter Conor McGregor takes a swing at Burnie, the Miami Heat mascot, during a break in Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. The Miami Heat mascot, afterduring a promotional stunt in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, is available for Game 6 of the series.
"That's the Miami Heat toughness that we're talking about," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, laughing, on Sunday from Denver."He should have been allowed to take the first swing. We won't reveal who that is, but yeah, he can take a punch and get back up. He's not going to miss any time." During the third quarter of the Nuggets’ win in Game 4 on Friday night, Burnie was on the court with McGregor to help him promote a pain relief spray. Burnie squared up with McGregor while wearing a pair of fake boxing gloves when McGregor knocked him out with a left hook.
Once Burnie was down on the court, McGregor hit him in the head a second time before spraying him with the pain spray.Conor McGregor KO'd the Heat mascot 😅
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