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 are under fire this week for their scummy actions with a young die-hard fan. After giving away a PlayStation 5 to one lucky kid during a halftime event, the team allegedly took back the prize off-camera and left the kid with nothing but a jersey.

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,