When news broke of the Atlanta Hawks planning on celebrating Magic City, which is the city’s legendary strip club, it caused some backlash. Namely, the criticism came from San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet.
Kornet believed celebrating Magic City did not show respect for women. His beliefs are valid. There is another player who has some opinions on the situation.
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That is Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors.
“I think to point out that they have esteem issues because that’s the line of work they chose. Actually, I think it’s less protective of women because you’re condemning something…
“It’s actually an art. I don’t know if you’ve ever been, but if you see it in action, it’s actually a form of art that some choose to indulge in. And some choose not to indulge in.
“But to say that because a woman decides that that’s the art that they want to partake in and that the customer wants to take in. I think, is reflective of society’s thoughts and how they once viewed things.
“[Cardi B is] selling out stadiums and her background would be that. I don’t think Cardi B has esteem issues. So, I think that’s actually a negative vantage point on these women that are in this line of work; that because they choose this line of work, they have esteem issues… I actually wholeheartedly disagree.
“To say that a huge part of Atlanta culture reflects poorly on the NBA as a community, I completely disagree because the NBA as a community is a very inclusive community,” Green said.. “So why is this particular night bad for the community? I don’t quite understand it in a very inclusive community.
“I respect how Luke Kornet feels. I respect that he made his feelings known, but I disagree with them wholeheartedly,” Green explained.
Both players make excellent points about the situation at hand. Ultimately, it looks as if the Hawks will hoist its Magic City night, which will be on March 16, against the Orlando Magic.
