A tough NBA Finals for the Warmth grew rougher Saturday afternoon as information broke that the crew reportedly suffered a key harm.
Miami’s mascot, Burnie, was taken to the emergency room after a skit with ex-UFC fighter Conor McGregor in the course of the Warmth’s 108-95 loss to the Nuggets in Sport 4, in response to Sam Amick of The Athletic.
Per Amick, the person who performs Burnie was given ache medicine and has since been discharged from the hospital.
Burnie, an anthropomorphic fireball with a basketball for a nostril, has been Miami’s mascot because the franchise’s founding in 1988.
Throughout the skit Friday night time, McGregor knocked Burnie out chilly whereas selling his ache aid spray, drawing boos from the group throughout a sport the place Denver took a 3–1 lead.
Conor McGregor KO'd the Warmth mascot 😅 #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/IRAKzuMKp2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 10, 2023
McGregor, 34, held the UFC’s featherweight championship from 2015 to ’16 and its light-weight championship from ’16 to ’18.
