Watch: Hornets GM accidentally introduces draftee as Dwyane Wade
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How could you forget a name like Bacon?
Charlotte Hornets general manager Rich Cho, perhaps exhausted after a long draft night, accidentally introduced 40th selection Dwayne Bacon as "Dwyane Wade."
Cho realized his mistake a moment later and corrected himself. The unfortunate slip-up produced a few giggles across the room and a classic reaction from Bacon.
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