Conor McGregor Explains Punching Miami Heat Mascot Burnie

MMA fighter Conor McGregor details what happened with punch of the Miami Heat mascot
Conor McGregor Explains Punching Miami Heat Mascot Burnie
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MMA fighter Conor McGregor broke his silence about his extra punch on Miami Heat mascot Burnie during Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Nuggets

Reports said the mascot went to the hospital after the staged punch but McGregor explained what happened in an interview with TMZ. 

"The mascot's good. It was a skit and it went the way it went and all is well," the former UFC champion told TMZ in New York on Tuesday. "... I spent a lot of time with him afterwards, we spoke it out and everything was great. It was a skit, it was part of the show."

The Nuggets eventually went on to the win series in Game 5 in Denver. It was their first championship in franchise history. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was named Finals MVP. It was the Heat's second loss in the Finals since 2020. 

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here