68 Words or Less — Miami Heat
RIP Burnie
All concern about success and player development evaporate amidst tragedy during the season opener. HEAT Mascot Burnie, mindful we live in a post-Gritty world, attempts to ignite his own hype by performing the Pat Riley Ice Bucket Challenge during halftime, extinguishing his own life force as the NBA experiences its first on-court death since 1993. The stunt succeeds as Burnie is posthumously canonized by Online as “A Mood.”
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