dogcows Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Luke Kornet calls on Atlanta Hawks to cancel 'Magic City Monday' promo Quote An NBA player from an opposing team has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming game promotion that revolves around celebrating a well-known local gentleman's club. San Antonio Spurs center LukeKornet asked the Hawks to reconsider their "Magic City Monday" plans for a March 16 game against the Orlando Magic in a letter posted to Medium on Monday, March 2. Atlanta's ownership group and front office recently touted the one-night collaboration as an ode to an "iconic cultural institution," citing Magic City's role and impact in Atlanta's Black communities and hip-hop culture in the announcement. But Kornet wrote that "the Hawks failed to acknowledge that this place is, as the business itself boasts, 'Atlanta’s premier strip club.' " ….. Magic City Kitchen is also slated to serve two versions of its "world famous" lemon pepper wings – Louwill Lemon Pepper BBQ – at the March 16 game. The flavor is named after three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year-winner, Lou Williams. Rapper T.I. is scheduled to perform at halftime and limited edition Magic City merchandise will be available to purchase at the game. ……. Kornet is averaging a career-best 7.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in his first season with the Spurs. This is the sixth team he's played for in his nine NBA seasons, with his previous four years spent on the Boston Celtics. Quote
cyclone24 Posted March 2 Posted March 2 1 minute ago, dogcows said: Luke Kornet calls on Atlanta Hawks to cancel 'Magic City Monday' promo Wow…wtf? do I dare ask what the promo is? 1 Quote
easilyscan Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Kornet is a devout Catholic, so expect an attack from weepaws soon. Quote
TimHauck Posted March 2 Posted March 2 The game is between the Hawks and Magic, but someone from the Spurs is complaining? Huh? Quote
listen2me 23 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Having strippers in the stands, even mediocre looking ones, is about the only way to save this craptastic league. I wouldnt stop at handing out magic city sweatshirts. I get different strokes, different folks. And as a kid I was fairly into the NBA. But I have no idea how people watch/follow it anymore. Quote
cyclone24 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 9 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said: Having strippers in the stands, even mediocre looking ones, is about the only way to save this craptastic league. I wouldnt stop at handing out magic city sweatshirts. I get different strokes, different folks. And as a kid I was fairly into the NBA. But I have no idea how people watch/follow it anymore. Yeah, I’m an NBA guy, but I’m even struggling a little bit this year. I think you have guys like LeBron and Giannis either aging out or on teams that are not going to contend. But your stars like Jokic who is great but pretty boring and SGA, who is a free-throw merchant are just not that entertaining to watch individually. You have guys like Tatum Lillard and Haliburton, who are hurt. Still the biggest problem they have is there’s just no great rivalries where teams or individuals just don’t like each other unless Brooks is running his mouth somewhere on whatever team is on. Quote
HellToupee Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Luke Kornet was a good bench piece for the Cs. Always gave a good interview and imo he’s right here. This is like the dodgers doing drag queen night Quote
dogcows Posted Sunday at 08:35 PM Author Posted Sunday at 08:35 PM Looks like this is a popular promotion… https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/05/hawks-magic-city-night-tickets-sales-backlash/ Quote SeatGeek tells us the game is on pace to be the highest-selling Monday matchup by ticket volume this season, already surpassing every game except the MLK Day matchup in January. Ticket prices have also jumped 84% compared to those purchased a month ago -- well before the Magic City announcement. Quote
seafoam1 Posted Sunday at 10:18 PM Posted Sunday at 10:18 PM Basketball is STILL going on? Dang. Gross. Quote
dogcows Posted yesterday at 02:11 AM Author Posted yesterday at 02:11 AM The NBA doesn’t want people to have fun… https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/09/nba-cancels-atlanta-hawks-magic-city-theme-night-strip-club Quote The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s famed Magic City strip club, saying it did so because of “concerns” from many across the league. The Hawks announced the plan last month, saying the team would pay tribute to an “iconic cultural institution” with food – including the club’s famous lemon pepper wings – along with a live music performance by Atlanta native TI and exclusive merchandise. After the Hawks announced plans for the promotion, San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet spoke out about the idea and urged the parties involved to reconsider. And the league evidently heard the same messaging from others. Quote
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