MIAMI — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. Burnie — more specifically, the man who occupies Burnie's costume — briefly ...

Burnie, the Miami Heat's mascot, was sent to the ER after taking a punch from UFC fighter Conor McGregor in a on-court skit.

Miami Heat Mascot Hospitalized by Conor McGregor Punch During Mid-Game Bit Burnie played along during the Game 4 promotion, but was later taken to a hospital, officials said ...

The Miami mascot learned the hard way why asking a real fighter to punch you, even for a bit, isn’t the best idea.

DENVER — What was cast as an innocuous courtside skit with former UFC champion Conor McGregor actually proved to pack a punch during Friday night’s NBA Finals game between the Miami Heat and ...

Burnie, the Miami mascot, went through with his own version of the influencer's routine -- all while Hall himself was sitting courtside on Monday night.

McGregor punched the performer wearing the mascot costume twice in a pre-planned skit in the third quarter during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Kaseya Center in Miami.

The Heat have declined to comment on the incident, but it has been reported that the mascot is out of hospital and recovering. The Miami Herald said that “the man behind the Burnie costume has ...

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot during Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals on Friday in a promotion that went wrong.

An NBA Finals skit involving former mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor and the Miami Heat’s mascot went too far on Friday, resulting in a brief hospitalization for the man inside the ...