Atlanta’s Magic City strip club responded to the public backlash over a promotional event scheduled for Monday, March 16 at State Farm Arena.
Last week the Atlanta Hawks announced a new promotional event involving the popular downtown Atlanta strip club.
The promotional event is marketed for the same night the Hawks take on the Orlando Magic.
Hawks fans will dine on lemon pepper chicken wings – which Magic City is famous for.
The event will also feature a halftime performance by T.I., who is currently in the midst of an Internet war with fellow rapper 50 Cent.
Magic City manager JuJu Barney and dancer Yaya addressed the controversy during an interview on TMZ Live on Wednesday.
Magic City’s famed dancers will be in the arena, but JuJu and Yaya promised there will be no nudity during the family-oriented basketball game.
“There will be no nudity whatsoever, at all,” JuJu told TMZ. “There will be no signs of nudity, there will be no nudity at all. It’s strictly just wings and music and people having a good time.”
JuJu also said Magic City is more than just a strip club, it’s a gathering place for Atlanta’s movers and shakers.
Despite pushback from current NBA players, the Hawks' "Magic City" night is still on schedule to celebrate the landmark club in Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/qvHa77Bs5F
— TMZ (@TMZ) March 5, 2026
Rappers such as T.I., Migos, Jermaine Dupri, 2 Chainz, Killer Mike, Big Boi and Future have helped promote the club worldwide in their music and on social media.
Magic City Monday will also promote an upcoming STARZ docuseries about Magic City.
But the NBA is facing backlash from concerned players.
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet called for the Hawks to cancel the Magic City Monday promo event, saying it’s disrespectful to women.
In a post on Medium.com, Luke Kornet said the NBA should protect and hold women in esteem.
He said many of the NBA’s female employees “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 added:
“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.
“Regardless of how a woman finds her way into the adult entertainment industry, many in this space experience abuse, harassment, and violence to which they should never be subjected.”
