Suns military surprise member hides in plain sight

While jumping out of a cake is a common way to spring a surprise, the Phoenix Suns changed the formula a little bit.

In their Saturday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Suns welcomed a military member back to his fiancée. The woman was participating in a game-break contest won autographed shoes, but was presented with something very different.

Sergeant Bruce Merrill did not come out of the tunnel, or a cake for that matter. In fact, he was closer than she thought.

Welcome home, Sergeant Merrill ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kYgOydoasp

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 5, 2017

Little did she know who was in the gorilla inflatable waiting to surprise her. ❤️

Full 🎥 » https://t.co/TQVh0gaNVR pic.twitter.com/fxlbUbTm3S

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 5, 2017

The Suns have found some clever uses for the inflatable Harry mascot in the past, but this one probably beats out whatever crazy dance they have him do.

While the Suns 25-point loss to the Bucks wasn’t the most fun experience for fans, at least two went home extraordinarily happy.