--- title: Miami Heat Mascot Attempts Flip with Cringe-Worthy Results description: It was Miami mascot Burnie's birthday on Sunday, so naturally he decided to put on a special show for fans attending the Heat's game against the Philadelphia Sixers. canonical: https://time.com/4249878/miami-heat-mascot-flip-fail/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-07T19:24:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:46.060Z og:title: Watch the Miami Heat Mascot Epically Fail at a Front Flip og:description: He fell short og:url: https://time.com/4249878/miami-heat-mascot-flip-fail/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Miami Heat Mascot Epically Fail at a Front Flip twitter:description: He fell short twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch the Miami Heat Mascot Epically Fail at a Front Flip > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 7, 2016 7:24 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 7, 2016 7:24 PM UTC It was Miami mascot Burnie’s birthday on Sunday, so naturally he decided to put on a [special show](http://time.com/4242910/steve-ballmer-trampoline-dunk/) for fans attending the [Heat’s game](http://time.com/3087354/lebron-james-miami-heat-cleveland-cavaliers/) against the Philadelphia Sixers. Unfortunately, what should have been a pretty [impressive stunt](http://time.com/4248026/high-school-basketball-full-court-shot-fourth-overtime/) ended up going pretty poorly. > [](https://twitter.com/si%5Fnba/status/706688501408870400) **Read More:** [Dwyane Wade’s Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad’s Dunking](http://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/) During a TV timeout, Burnie took a running start and attempted to front flip over a line of other mascots lying on the court — but he didn’t quite make it. After landing squarely on top of the the last two in the lineup, Stanley C. Panther and Fun Ship Freddy, Burnie jumped up and began to celebrate as his pals writhed in pain. 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