There was no doubt that Victor Wembanyama was going to be selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft. The first mystery of the event came at No. 2, with the Charlotte Hornets picking between Alabama’s Brandon Miller and the NBA G League Ignite’s Scoot Henderson.
At least one large gathering of the team’s fans was not happy when Miller was selected.
Fans of The Crown Club CLT gathered together, anxiously awaiting the pick. A nervous silence fell over them as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver walked to the stage. As soon as Silver announced Miller, it became clear that Henderson was the favored pick of this gathering.
The Hornets select Brandon Miller No. 2 overall.
Hornets fans at the @CrownClubCLT party are NOT excited for the Brandon Miller.
⚠️STRONG LANGUAGE
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/mLPROC6mZY— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) June 23, 2023
For anyone trying to think of a comparison, think of the movie Step Brothers, when Will Ferrell’s Brennan Huff and John C. Reilly’s Dale Doback broke down after their mother and father told them of their pending divorce. Only, this wasn’t just two people.
So, you're saying you don't like the pick, huh? https://t.co/ZGpYs8TtqJ
— Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) June 23, 2023
Dude at the end wildly freaking out has a great @markmartin throwback on #clt https://t.co/YIxMYDyk9f
— Alan Cavanna (@AlanCavanna) June 23, 2023
Priceless https://t.co/aXD08dvprG
— David Caraviello (@dcaraviello) June 23, 2023
Welp Hornets fans, Panthers training camp is 5 weeks away lol https://t.co/9Vd3DaKInS
— Unnecessary Bluntness Owner/Coach/QB (@DuncOnDemand) June 23, 2023
Every single fan in this video hopes to be wrong and eat these booes. They SHOULD want Brandon Miller to be good. https://t.co/siMj3shfuU
— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) June 23, 2023
LMAOOO. Hornet fans about to be going thru it for awhile. https://t.co/fdKPNKLIEJ
— Houston’s Very Own (@YoItsKenneth) June 23, 2023
The Crown Club CLT later clarified the overall frustration. The negative reaction wasn’t really about Miller, as much as it was thinking that Henderson was the better prospect. It also tweeted out a message of support, saying “Regardless of you wanted, the Hornets did in fact get better tonight.”
The Hornets fans reaction isn’t because the fanbase really hates Miller, hell most of these people have never seen him play. It’s b/c the fanbase wanted Scoot and the organization did the exact opposite AGAIN and they’ve gotten it wrong so many times and we are just TIRED.
— The Crown Club 👑 (@CrownClubCLT) June 23, 2023
Will is absolutely right. Regardless of you wanted, the Hornets did in fact get better tonight. https://t.co/dASKnqUp6y
— The Crown Club 👑 (@CrownClubCLT) June 23, 2023
This fan base has experienced a lot of frustration of late. The team hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2015-16 season and hasn’t won a first-round series since the 2001-02 campaign, the final season before the original incarnation of the franchise moved and became who we now know as the New Orleans Pelicans.
We can certainly understand why Hornets fans are on edge.
Time will, of course, be the judge of how well this video ages.
[The Crown Club CLT, Photo Credit: Will Kunkel]