{"id":635242,"date":"2026-03-02T21:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/635242\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:49:32","slug":"luke-kornet-calls-on-atlanta-hawks-to-cancel-magic-city-monday-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/635242\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Kornet calls on Atlanta Hawks to cancel ‘Magic City Monday’ promo"},"content":{"rendered":"

An NBA player from an opposing team has called on the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> to cancel their upcoming game promotion that revolves around celebrating a well-known local gentleman’s club.<\/p>\n

San Antonio Spurs<\/a> center Luke <\/a>K<\/a>ornet<\/a> asked the Hawks to reconsider their “Magic City Monday” plans for a March 16 game against the Orlando Magic<\/a> in a letter posted to Medium<\/a> on Monday, March 2. Atlanta’s ownership group and front office recently touted<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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But Kornet wrote that “the Hawks failed to acknowledge that this place is, as the business itself boasts, ‘Atlanta\u2019s premier strip club.’ “<\/p>\n

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“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,” Kornet continued. “We should promote an atmosphere that is protective and respectful of the daughters, wives, sisters, mothers, and partners that we know and love.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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Magic City Kitchen is also slated to serve two versions of its “world famous” lemon pepper wings \u2013 Louwill Lemon Pepper BBQ \u2013 at the March 16 game<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

Magic City celebrated 40 years with a five-part STARZ docuseries, \u2018Magic City: An American Fantasy,\u2019<\/a> that was produced by Hawks principal owner Jami Gertz and Atlanta native Jermaine Dupri. Magic City founder Michael \u201cMr. Magic\u201d Barney\u00a0and\u00a0T.I. are scheduled to record a live podcast from inside Atlanta’s State Farm Arena before the game.<\/p>\n

Kornet, 30, hopes the Hawks and NBA officials listen to him instead.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019d like to encourage the league, its owners, employees and fans to hold the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> to a higher standard of what they find worthy of promoting,” Kornet wrote. “I and others throughout the league were surprised by and object to the Hawks\u2019 decision. We desire to provide 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. The celebration of a strip club is not conduct aligned with that vision.”<\/p>\n

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Luke Kornet stats<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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