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Hornets apologize after pretending to give child PS5 and taking it away off camera - Yahoo Sports (sports.yahoo.com)

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The skit that "missed the mark" occurred in a break in play during the second quarter of Charlotte's game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The child was brought onto the court with Hugo, the Hornets' mascot, dressed as Santa Claus. After a letter to Santa requesting a PS5 was read out loud, a cheerleader came out with a bag containing the video game console.

The young fan was visibly overjoyed as he received the pricy gift. However, according to an online acquaintance, he was less happy when the cameras turned off and a Hornets staffer took it away, replacing it with a jersey.

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[-] Beacon@fedia.io 103 points 1 week ago

That's called theft. Legally a gift is irrevocable once it's given.

[+] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca -85 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They never intended on giving the kid the gift. If they allowed them to go home with the PS5, and then requested it back the next day, then the family would have a good argument that ownership was transferred to them. This was just a bad joke.

Edit: on lemmy.world it's like I never left reddit!

[-] shottymcb@lemm.ee 87 points 1 week ago

That's utter nonsense. A gift only counts if you make it home with the gift? Where did you come up with that?

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

I'm guessing it's based on the rules of the schoolyard game to run from one side of a field to the other while avoiding the corporate bullies in the center.

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[-] PiousAgnostic@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago

Why would the act of going home change the legality? Or intent?

If i take a $20 bill and hand it to a stranger in front of witnesses and say, "Here you go, this is a gift."

If in 5 mins, I snatch that bill back and walk away. That's legal? Because he didn't touch his house first, and I never had intent to give a gift?

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

It's like a game of tag, once an item is exchanged you best start running home!

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[-] Beacon@fedia.io 16 points 1 week ago

Intent matters but not if the intent was to deceive. If the act had all the elements that represent giving a gift, then legally it WAS giving a gift. Otherwise all gifts could be taken back at any time just by claiming that it was actually a joke.

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[-] lorty@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 week ago

I bet the price of that console was going to break their bank.

[-] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 50 points 1 week ago

I mean I would get it if they had an empty box out on the court for the show, and then having to take away the empty show box... But they gave the kid a jersey instead? Wtf?

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 week ago

That's fucked up.

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 33 points 1 week ago

Stingy.

[-] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They're Hornets. Being stingy bastards is in the name!

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

wait what? did they go back to the store and ask for a refund on the PS5, lol.... someone was like "that is fine we will just apologize and save a couple hundred bucks!"

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago

Goddamn hornets, this is why everyone prefers bees

[-] TheGingerNut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Speak for yourself. Bees are an invasive species given an unfair advantage through their alliance with humanity. If they aren't native to an area, they are a pest that competes with local pollinators and drives them toward extinction

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[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

That sounds about right, I've never gotten anything nice from a hornet. The one time I did get something from a hornet, it was a painful disappointment.

[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Psych!

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

they apologized or gave it back. this apology was planned.

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