The Charlotte Hornets have apologized for appearing to gift a PlayStation 5 to a child during an on-court skit, only to later take it back from him off camera.

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.

The Charlotte Hornets' mascot appeared to award a fan a video game console, but the device was taken away when the cameras stopped.