(Editor’s note: Story upgraded at 6 p.m. ET on June 10, 2023 to consistof info from The Athletic’s report about the health of the male inside the mascot outfit.)
Conor McGregor was in presence for Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals inbetween the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets, and did more than simply promote a item.
After shaking hands and laughing with other star professionalathletes courtside like Odell Beckham Jr., McGregor got into some physical shenanigans with Miami Heat mascot Burnie at the Kaseya Center in Miami – and obviously, things went too far.
McGregor’s look consistedof a center court promo of TIDL, a cryotherapy discomfort relief spray. However, while McGregor was doing his thing with the Miami Heat host, Burnie stepped to McGregor while using a set of giant gold boxing gloves.
Once McGregor recognized he was being challenged by the furry fireball representation, he sat Burnie down with a left hand that almost took the mascot’s head tidy off. Burnie laid stationary on the court, and handlers dragged the unconscious 7’6″ mascot off to the locker space.
Check out video of the minute listedbelow (via Twitter):
Conor McGregor KO’d the Heat mascot 😅 #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/IRAKzuMKp2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 10, 2023
Here’s another angle proving what the “knockout” looked like on the video