{"id":663715,"date":"2026-03-17T22:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663715\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:36:36","slug":"t-i-performs-at-hawks-game-after-magic-city-theme-night-nixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663715\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I. Performs At Hawks Game After Magic City Theme Night Nixed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1397.jpeg\" alt=\"T.I., Rapper, Tip Harris, run up on, change your life, woman, rappe\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/author\/thorntonc\/\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">by  Cedric &#8216;BIG CED&#8217; Thornton <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">March 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The sold-out crowd witnessed the Atlanta Hawks defeat the Orlando Magic 124-112<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta recording artist T.I. rocked the State Farm Arena to perform during halftime on the night that the Atlanta Hawks had originally planned as a theme night honoring the famed Magic City Strip Club. The \u201cKing\u201d emcee had fans and game watchers locked in as he performed throwback hits, \u201cRubber Band Man,\u201d What You Know,\u201d and traded an occasional two-step with the Hawks mascot. Just as the halftime wrapped up, Tip\u2019s comrade and Grand Hustle label mate, Young Dro, hit the wood grain and gave the audience a nostalgic finish. <\/p>\n<p>The team initially announced\u00a0that a celebration\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/atlanta-hawks-magic-city-ti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">honoring<\/a> the city\u2019s hotspot would take place on March 16 at State Farm Arena. However, the league <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/nba-shuts-down-atlanta-hawks-magic-city-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">stepped in<\/a> to cancel \u201cMagic City Night\u201d after complaints from fans and basketball players about the club\u2019s status as a strip club.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so throw back hits According to The Associated Press, the canceled promotion did not stop fans from <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/atlanta-hawks-magic-city-promotion-nba-159379d0dcc8602d282addd68c8bf124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">celebrating<\/a> the adult entertainment club, the subject of last year\u2019s STARZ docuseries,\u00a0Magic City: An American Fantasy that highlighted Magic City\u2019s recognition over the years, including its famous lemon pepper wings. The basketball franchise started advertising \u201cMagic City Night\u201d and promised fans would be able to purchase the famous chicken wings, buy exclusive Magic City gear at the venue, and see hometown recording artist T.I. perform. Still, after hearing complaints from \u201ca broad array of league stakeholders, including fans, partners and employees,\u201d NBA Commissioner Adam Silver put a stop to the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>That did not stop the night from being successful.<\/p>\n<p>On top of the Hawks beating the Orlando Magic 124-112, merchandise from the venue reportedly sold out as fans sported gear on the night of the game. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1177514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-3-867x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177514\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>An employee at the Hawks Shop said that there were 300 hoodies available for preorder, and they sold out almost immediately. Hawks Principal Owner, Jami Gertz, who co-produced the STARZ docuseries with Atlanta mainstay, music producer Jermaine Dupri, was seen sporting a Magic City hoodie at State Farm Arena.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" data-id=\"1177517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2909-1024x747.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177517\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" data-id=\"1177516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-5-1024x986.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177516\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"1177515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-4-1024x900.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177515\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\" data-id=\"1177513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-2-1024x788.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177513\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" data-id=\"1177512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-1024x922.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177512\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"904\" data-id=\"1177511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-1024x904.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177511\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/cuba-trump-talks-energy-crisis-embargo-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Isolation and Oil Shortages Push Cuba\u2019s President, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, Into High-Stakes Negotiations With Trump<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Cedric &#8216;BIG CED&#8217; Thornton March 17, 2026 The sold-out crowd witnessed the Atlanta Hawks defeat the Orlando&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3776],"tags":[676,208,3874,7,677,20953,6,82409],"class_list":{"0":"post-663715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-hawks","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-hawks","10":"tag-atlantahawks","11":"tag-basketball","12":"tag-hawks","13":"tag-magic-city","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-t-i"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116246911949211252","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}