The Charlotte Hornets have issued an apology for taking away a PlayStation 5 video game console from a 13-year-old fan after it was gifted to him during a skit on the basketball court.

NBA team the Charlotte Hornets screwed up and is having to apologize after recently giving a young fan a PlayStation 5 console during a Christmas-themed halftime skit and then taking the console away after the cameras were turned off.

The Charlotte Hornets gave themselves a big L in public relations after the team pretended to gift a young fan with a PS5.

On Monday, it appears the Charlotte Hornets violated this tenet. During their 121–108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, they reportedly gave a PS5 to a child in a skit—only to take it away off-camera.

The Charlotte Hornets organization is facing backlash after for a stunt that occurred during Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. During the second quarter of Monday's contest, the Hornets performed a skit in which a child was awarded a PlayStation 5 before ultimately having it taken away once he was off camera.

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.

The Charlotte Hornets apologized for an incident involving a young fan during Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The fan was brought onto the court and gifted a PlayStation 5 in a Christmas-related giveaway featuring Hugo the Hornet.

The incident has created a lot of waves of social media, as it was captured in a post on X that now has over 4.5 million views.

Following an off-court incident where a child had a gifted PS5 taken away from them, the Charlotte Hornets have issued an apology statement. Per the statement, the child will indeed be receiving a PS5,

The Charlotte Hornets NBA team performed an ill-received half time skit in its game against the Philadelphia 76ers this week, when it pretended to give a child a PlayStation 5 before taking it away when the cameras stopped rolling.