By Jared Weiss | The Athletic, 2026-03-10 19:48:31
圣安东尼奥——卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 在新闻界的跨界尝试，其影响力远超所有人的想象。这位 NBA 最新的“专栏作家”在 3 月 2 日通过个人博客，呼吁亚特兰大老鹰队放弃原定于 3 月 16 日对阵奥兰多魔术队时举办的“魔幻之城 (Magic City)”促销活动。
NBA 官方对此表示认同，并于周一宣布取消老鹰队与“魔幻之城”的联合促销。这家位于亚特兰大的脱衣舞俱乐部因异域舞者、久负盛名的炸鸡翅以及在亚特兰大音乐圈的核心地位，被广泛视为当地的一种文化标志。
“虽然我们理解球队的初衷及其推进项目的意愿，但我们也听到了来自联盟各方利益相关者的极大担忧，包括球迷、合作伙伴和员工，”联盟主席亚当·肖华 (Adam Silver) 在声明中表示。“我相信取消这次促销活动对于更广泛的 NBA 社区来说是正确的决定。”
在周二圣安东尼奥马刺队的投篮训练期间，科内特谦逊地谈到了他的抗议最终取得成功一事。
“我看到消息了，坦白说，这感觉很合适，”科内特告诉记者。“我看到了新闻，显然，联盟必须履行他们的职责，与各方沟通并弄清状况，而不是仅仅草率行事。我认为他们做出了正确的举动，但我很快就回归正常生活了。”
在 3 月 2 日发表于 Medium 平台的一篇博文中，科内特撰写了一封题为《关于亚特兰大老鹰队》(Concerning the Atlanta Hawks) 的信。信中陈述了他的论据，即联盟为何不应允许“魔幻之城周一”活动继续进行。科内特的博客起初只是记录他在客场旅途中参观过的教堂评测，但后来演变成了随感合集。他跨界撰写的专栏通常充满了幽默与滑稽，但这次写给老鹰队的信却表现得十分严肃。
“NBA 应该致力于保护和尊重女性，其中许多人每天都在勤奋工作，让这里成为世界上最好的篮球联盟，”科内特写道。“我们应该营造一种保护和尊重我们所熟知并深爱的女儿、妻子、姐妹、母亲和伴侣的氛围。如果听任这一活动在没有任何抗议的情况下举行，将损害我们作为 NBA 社区的形象，特别是在可能导致的社会女性物化和不公正对待中扮演了帮凶角色。无论女性是如何进入成人娱乐行业的，该领域的许多人都遭受着不应承受的虐待、骚扰和暴力。”
科内特在 X 平台上得到了前波士顿凯尔特人队友阿尔·霍福德 (Al Horford) 的支持。而金州勇士队的德雷蒙德·格林 (Draymond Green) 则在自己的播客中表达了反对意见：“我不同意科内特的观点。我认为，仅仅因为那是她们选择的职业就指出舞者存在自尊问题，实际上反而对女性缺乏保护，因为你是在谴责一种实际上属于艺术形式的东西。”
科内特周二承认，虽然他得到了联盟中其他人的支持，但他觉得必须由自己站出来为信仰发声。
“很多人联系了我，联盟里很多人都有类似的感受，”科内特说。“我觉得这是促成此事的部分原因，我只是想确保这个问题得到重视并传达出去。对很多人来说，站在这样的公共舆论场中心并非易事，你甚至根本不想这么做。但我觉得这是必须要做的事。联盟中的很多人都抱有同样的看法。”
老鹰队将在下周一的比赛中去除“魔幻之城”的品牌标识，但仍将邀请亚特兰大传奇说唱歌手 T.I. 进行表演，并售卖那些让“魔幻之城”名声大噪的炸鸡翅。在取消之前，“魔幻之城”经理居居·巴尼 (JuJu Barney) 曾告诉 TMZ：“现场绝对不会有任何裸露行为。没有任何裸露的迹象，绝不裸露。这纯粹只是关于鸡翅、音乐和大家共度一段美好时光。”
最终，科内特的一方在争论中占据了上风，但他承认这场辩论也存在另一方的观点。
“很多人联系我，说‘很高兴你发声了’之类的话。当然也会有来自另一方的批评，”科内特说。“就此而言，这是一次颇为有趣的经历。显然，联盟评估了情况并做出了最终的决定。”
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Luke Kornet on spurring ‘Magic City Monday’ cancellation: ‘Needed to be done’
SAN ANTONIO — Luke Kornet’s foray into journalism has turned out to be more powerful than anyone imagined. The NBA’s newest columnist used his blog on March 2 to call on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their Magic City promotion scheduled for March 16 against the Orlando Magic.
The NBA agreed and announced on Monday that it was canceling the Hawks’ promotion with Magic City, a strip club in Atlanta widely regarded as a cultural institution for reasons ranging from exotic dancers, its renowned chicken wings and its central role in Atlanta’s music scene.
“While we appreciate the team’s perspective and their desire to move forward, we have heard significant concerns from a broad array of league stakeholders, including fans, partners and employees,” commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “I believe canceling this promotion is the right decision for the broader NBA community.”
At San Antonio Spurs shootaround on Tuesday, Kornet demurely addressed his protest becoming a success.
“I saw it, and frankly, that feels appropriate,” Kornet told reporters. “I see the news, and obviously, the league has to do what they have to do, talking to people and figuring stuff out and not just acting, like, quickly or anything like that. I think they made the right move in that, but I just kind of moved on pretty quickly.”
In a March 2 post on Medium, Kornet wrote a letter entitled “Concerning the Atlanta Hawks” that laid out his argument for why the league should not permit “Magic City Monday” to move forward. Kornet’s blog originally started as a review of churches he has come across in his travels but has evolved into more of a collection of random musings. His foray into columnizing has been full of comedy and silliness, but his letter to the Hawks took a more serious tone.
“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 wrote. “We should promote an atmosphere that is protective and respectful of the daughters, wives, sisters, mothers, and partners that we know and love. 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.”
Kornet received an endorsement on X from former Boston Celtics teammate Al Horford. The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green countered on his podcast, saying, “I object to what Luke Kornet said. I think to point out that they have esteem issues because that’s the line of work [the dancers] chose, I actually think is less protective of women because you’re condemning something that’s actually an art.”
Kornet acknowledged Tuesday that, while he received support from others in the league, he felt he had to be the one to speak up for what he believed in.
“I got a lot of people reaching out. There’s a lot of people across the league who felt similarly,” Kornet said. “I think that was part of it, and I just wanted to make sure that was addressed and sort of reached. For a lot of people, putting yourself in the public arena like that, you don’t even want to do it. But I felt like it needed to be done. A lot of people across the league felt that way.”
The Hawks are dropping the Magic City branding for Monday’s game but will still have legendary Atlanta rapper T.I. perform and will sell the chicken wings that have helped make Magic City famous. Before the cancellation, Magic City manager JuJu Barney told TMZ, “There will be no nudity whatsoever, at all. 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.”
In the end, Kornet’s side of the argument won out, but he acknowledged there is another side to the debate.
“A lot of people reaching out, saying, ‘Glad you said something,’ and stuff like that. Then there’s criticism from the other side of the argument,” Kornet said. “It was kind of an interesting experience in terms of that. Obviously, the league evaluated the situation and made the decision they did.”
By Jared Weiss, via The Athletic