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“Effectively mentioned Luke,” Horford posted on X.
Luke Kornet wrote an open letter asking the Hawks to rethink a promotion they’re doing with Atlanta strip membership Magic Metropolis, and Al Horford put out a short message of assist for his former teammates’ opinion.
“Effectively mentioned Luke,” Horford wrote on X in a put up that additionally had Kornet’s letter connected.
Kornet has by no means performed for the Hawks. Horford spent the primary 9 years of his profession with the franchise.
The promotion will embody a efficiency from hip-hop artist T.I., together with two flavors of Magic Metropolis’s wings being bought on the recreation and different alternatives to purchase restricted version merchandise.
It’s a particular, one-night collaboration celebrating an “iconic cultural establishment”, the Hawks said in a launch.
“From the meals to the music and the unique merchandise, we’re excited to crew up with Magic Metropolis to create an genuine, True to Atlanta-inspired recreation expertise,” mentioned Hawks Government Vice President & Chief Advertising and marketing Officer Melissa Proctor.
Kornet mentioned permitting the promotion to go on with out protesting it will mirror poorly on the NBA neighborhood.
“I’d wish to encourage the league, it’s homeowners, staff and followers to carry the Atlanta Hawks to a better commonplace of what they discover worthy of selling,” Kornet wrote. “I and others all through the league had been shocked by and object to the Hawks determination.”
“We need to supply an surroundings the place followers of all ages can safely come and benefit from the recreation of basketball and the place we are able to rejoice the historical past and tradition of communities in good conscience. The celebration of a strip membership shouldn’t be conduct aligned with that imaginative and prescient.”
Kornet answered follow-up questions on his letter on Tuesday. He mentioned he hasn’t heard from the Hawks or the league about it. He acknowledges that different individuals could not share his views.
“I do know that there’s clearly criticism within the different method,” Kornet said. “I feel that it’s good that we frankly are capable of simply open up the dialog to individuals to sort of be capable of kind that out within the public discussion board and simply make sure that we’re able to having dialogue.”
Former Celtics and Hawks guard Jeff Teague had an enthusiastic response to the promotion throughout an episode of the Membership 520 podcast.
“That’s fireplace,” Teague mentioned. “I want they did one thing like that after I performed for the Hawks.”
The promotion is scheduled for Monday, March sixteenth when the Hawks host the Orlando Magic.
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