The Charlotte Hornets sent a friendly jab at the Miami Heat over Terry Rozier’s sports betting scandal. (Mandatory Credit: Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
The NBA released their full 82-game schedule last month. As the time has passed, multiple teams around the NBA have released their promotional/theme nights for their respective home games this season.
The Charlotte Hornets released theirs on Tuesday. One of their theme nights will be against the Miami Heat in March, where they poked a hilarious dig at former Hornets guard and current Heat guard Terry Rozier’s betting scandal.
Hornets will have a “Sports Betting” theme night when Heat and Hornets play in March:
Yes, you read that correctly.
Whether it was intentional or unintentional: Well played, Charlotte.
The March 17 matchup between the two teams will be sponsored by bet365.
There are multiple interesting coincidences related to this game.
For one, this St. Patrick’s Day affair is days before the anniversary of the game that prompted the investigation in the first place. From a game played on March 23, 2023, 30 wagers were allegedly bet by an anonymous bettor when Rozier was still with the Hornets.
Rozier’s birthday is also on March 17. Happy early Birthday, Terry!
Outside of Rozier, the most recent sports betting allegation in the NBA surfaced in late June with free agent guard Malik Beasley. That has since been cleared; Rozier’s is still ongoing.
The Hornets are inviting humor coming their way, too, since Rozier was technically with Charlotte before getting traded to the Heat ahead of the deadline in 2023-24. But this is still a good dig at Miami, who have been trying to offload Rozier all offseason — but haven’t been able to because of his ongoing scandal.
Once again: Well played, Charlotte.
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