Conor McGregor’s promotional bit for his ache comfort spray ended with the Miami Heat’s loved mascot, Burnie, in the emergency room.
It all went down Friday night time in the center of Game four of the NBA Finals between the touring Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Burnie, a 7-foot-6 depiction of the team’s fireball logo, got here out carrying a gown and gold boxing gloves in what was once needless to say supposed to be a skit.
At first, McGregor’s playfully dousing his ache comfort spray on Burnie however then, out of nowhere, he clocks the mascot rectangular in the head, sending Burnie flat to the ground. Making things worse, McGregor lands one greater punch and then all panic ensues, as one staffer viewed sporting headphones pulls McGregor away from the mascot.
Perhaps unbeknownst to them, three promotional staffers playfully wave towels over Burnie’s head as if to supply the mascot some air. They subsequently drag the mascot away from the courtroom by means of his legs whilst McGregor once more sprays the mascot.
The bit, however, went too far. The Athletic’s ace NBA reporter Sam Amick on Saturday suggested that the punches landed the man who performs Burnie in the emergency room at a nearby hospital, the place he was once handled after getting leveled by means of the former UFC champion.
Citing a league source, The Athletic reviews the man was once given ache medicinal drug by using a doctor. He’s on the grounds that been discharged and improving at home.
McGregor stayed for the relaxation of the game, solely to see the Heat take any other punch, losing 108-95. The Nuggets have a commanding 3-1 sequence lead and are one win away from their first NBA championship.