In the wake of the brutal left hook former UFC champion Conor McGregor threw that wound up sending the Miami Heat mascot to the hospital, UFC president Dana White slammed the mascot for initiating the incident.

McGregor was standing at midcourt during Game 4 of the NBA finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets to promote his cryotherapy pain relief spray TIDAL when the mascot, “Burnie,” ran up to him wearing boxing gloves as a stunt. McGregor first leveled the mascot with one left hook, then hit him with another as the mascot lay on the ground.

🇺🇸🥊 FLASH | Conor #McGregor a mis K.O la mascotte du Miami Heat dans un combat scénarisé, lors du match 4 des finales NBA vendredi. L’individu a été transporté aux urgences à cause de la violence des coups.pic.twitter.com/0fSkmejLhg

— Cerfia (@CerfiaFR) June 11, 2023

The man behind the Miami Heat’s mascot was reportedly taken to the emergency room after being punched by Conor McGregor last night 😬

(via @TheAthletic)pic.twitter.com/NSBvNYQc0T

— Guru (@DrGuru_) June 10, 2023

“I saw the Deontay Wilder one, too,” White reacted, referencing the 2018 incident in which Wilder floored an ESPN Nacion mascot. The ESPN mascot got hit after Wilder, then 40-0 and nicknamed “The Bronx Bomber,” was allegedly unaware that the boxing idea was a joke.

“What’s up with mascots wanting to get punched in the face by professional fighters?” he continued. “What do you expect? I mean, what are those mascot things made out of? Unless you’re like, the Golden Knights mascot — I don’t even know what the hell he wears, but I’m assuming it’s a metal helmet — I wouldn’t have professional fighters punching me in the face if I was a mascot. Doesn’t seem like the brightest thing in the world.”

Dana White reacts to Conor McGregor sending the Miami Heat mascot to the ER 👀 pic.twitter.com/HksDrTwqQq

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunchPromo) June 11, 2023

“That’s the Miami Heat toughness that we’re talking about,” Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra grinned. “They should have been allowed to, you know, take the first swing. We won’t reveal who that is, but he’s tough. You take a punch and get back up, and yeah, he’s not gonna miss any time.”

Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra tells the media that Burnie the mascot is fine after getting socked by Conor McGregor, and taking a trip to the hospital in Game 4 of the NBA Finals…

"That's the Miami Heat toughness…" pic.twitter.com/qDtFgvnR5M

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) June 12, 2023

“One minute I’m doing an interview, and the next I look up there’s a big a** burrito to the right of me, waiting on me,” he said. “I didn’t hit no mascots [sic] or anything like that before and I said, ‘Yeah cool let’s make it happen.’ So once I got to select where I got to hit him, I told them: ‘I’m a head-hunter, I like to knock you out! I’m one of the hardest punchers in the world and I thought there was going to be more cushion or whatever. But when I hit him, it was like another opponent, it was crazy. They said I hit him on the chin. I think he was a little bit dazed at first.”

Conor McGregor has joined elite company becoming the second fighter to send a mascot to hospital. Deontay Wilder did it last year! pic.twitter.com/RlJcKgc5Gi

— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) June 11, 2023

Actress Jennifer Coolidge, 61, said her decision never to become a mother stems from her immaturity and unwillingness to change.

The “White Lotus” star said her friends suggested she adopt a child, but she remained insistent that she was better suited to becoming a stepmother, if anything.

“I’m very, very immature,” Coolidge told British GQ during a recent interview. “I think that has kept me from having children, because I’m sort of a child. Maybe if I had kids, I would’ve had to have grown up.”

The Hollywood star said her choice of men also influenced her decision to avoid parenthood.

“I’ve never had, like, a laid-back boyfriend that was just full of joy, you know?” she said. “Like, someone who laughs at all your shortcomings. That’s never who I choose for myself.”

Coolidge has been working in Hollywood for a long time and has recently been featured in big-name projects, like HBO’s smash series “The White Lotus.” The actress won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two SAG Awards for her portrayal of the eccentric heiress Tanya McQuoid in the satirical drama comedy.

She owns a house in New Orleans but has been spending more time in L.A. for work recently, which Coolidge described as a negative.

“I’m bored here,” the “American Pie” alum said. “I think I’d appreciate it more if I had kids or something.” 

Coolidge’s “White Lotus” character was killed off in season 2, so now she’s looking for her next project. She appeared with the show’s writer and director, Mike White, at an event in Sydney. The actress said, “I have to move on. Offers have come in and I would love to do a film next, but ‘The White Lotus’ holds this very high bar, so it will be hard to choose.”

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The “Legally Blonde” star said Tanya’s death put her “in a very weird position,” per Variety. 

“Since my on-screen death I was getting calls from actress friends who were wondering if a third season happened could I get them in on it,” Coolidge said. “But, I would like to see some of the characters return who we haven’t seen quite finish their story.”

“I want everyone to know all my depressing stories. Because I think it will help people,” she said. “I know there’s a bunch of positive people in the audience that don’t need any. But I do feel like I am a good story. I had a very hard time functioning for many years, because I just didn’t think I had a shot in hell.”