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Blake Schuster

Report: Miami Heat mascot Burnie taken to ER after Conor McGregor NBA Finals stunt gone wrong

Conor McGregor was sitting courtside in Miami for Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and Denver Nuggets on Friday night when he got into it with one of the most beloved figures in the arena — Miami’s mascot Burnie.

Or maybe it was the other way around, since Burnie approached McGregor wearing boxing gloves and looking ready to spar. Either way, what was supposed to be a fun bit between the mascot and MMA star turned very real very quickly.

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