The Atlanta Hawks last week announced that their March 16 home game against the Orlando Magic will be a tie-in to an "iconic cultural institution."
"Magic City Monday" will honor Atlanta's well-known strip club Magic City, and it will also feature a halftime performance from legendary rapper T.I.
But not everyone is looking forward to this promotion during an NBA game.
Though Luke Kornet and the San Antonio Spurs do not play the Hawks again this season, the Spurs' ever-thoughtful backup center has penned a post on Medium asking for this promotion to be canceled.
"The NBA should desire to protect and esteem women, many of whom work diligently every day to make this the best basketball league in the world. We should promote an atmosphere that is protective and respectful of the daughters, wives, sisters, mothers, and partners that we know and love," Kornet wrote. "Allowing this night to go forward without protest would reflect poorly on us as an NBA community, specifically in being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women in our society."
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Luke Kornet wants the Hawks to cancel ‘Magic City Monday’, per his blog.
“I would like to respectfully ask that the Atlanta Hawks cancel this promotional night with Magic City.” 😭
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 2, 2026
Kornet wrote that others "throughout the league" were taken aback by the Hawks' decision to honor Magic City, and he said that the celebration of a 40-year-old strip club does not align with the vision of the NBA as "an environment where fans of all ages can safely come and enjoy the game of basketball and where we can celebrate the history and culture of communities in good conscience."
"I’d like to encourage the league, its owners, employees and fans to hold the Atlanta Hawks to a higher standard of what they find worthy of promoting," he wrote.
Let's see if commissioner Adam Silver agrees, or if he lets it slide.
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