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.

The NBA‘s Charlotte Hornets organization was under fire for gifting a child with a Sony PS5 on camera, only to reneg on the gesture and attempt to take back the gaming console. 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,