Conor McGregor was in Miami to promote a product and it ended in a skit gone wrong.
Taking a punch from a UFC star is no joke. Conor McGregor showed that over the weekend. Who would have though you’d see it during the NBA Finals?
On Friday night, McGregor was in Miami to promote a product during Game 4 between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The mid-game skit was to promote a pain-relief spray. McGregor was supposed to use the spray on the Heat mascot, Burnie, after throwing two punches.
The mascot came onto the court wearing oversized boxing gloves and a robe. It turns out that McGregor landed harder inches than intended. After the first punch, the mascot hit the floor and McGregor landed another straight down. The mascot was dragged off the court following the skit.
The man inside the mascot suit, who remains unidentified, was taken to the hospital following the skit, first reported by The Athletic. After being checked out, the man received pain medication and was sent home to recover.
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There was no concern seen early on in the video as McGregor and other employees involved went along with the skit as intended. It came out later that the man had suffered an injury.
Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra Comments On Incident
After Game 4, which was a 108-95 loss for the Heat, its head coach was asked to comment on the incident that happened.
“That’s the Miami Heat toughness we’re talking about. He should have been allowed to take the first swing,” Spoelstra said with a smile. “Yeah, we won’t reveal who that is but he’s tough. He can take a punch and get back up. Yeah, he won’t miss any time.”
Erik Spoelstra kept the man’s identity private but spoke on his overall toughness. He expects to have the man in the mascot suit back in time for Miami’s next home game.
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Conor McGregor has not fought since breaking his leg in a July 2021 fight against Dustin Poirier. He has been able to heal up and continue to train to get back in the ring. McGregor was scheduled to take on Michael Chandler later this year but that is now up in the air after recent news that the fight could be skipped.
McGregor has made many big-time business decisions outside of the ring to build his fortune. In this particular promotion, the skit went wrong but it seems as though no serious damage was done.
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