A bit surprising that in a league with so many kid-friendly promotions, the Hawks will be honoring a strip club.

But there’s a reason behind it: The Hawks principal owner Jami Gertz is also a filmmaker who produced a 5-part documentary about the strip club.

The full details of the promotion are not available, but the Hawks plan to have T.I. Perform at half time and DJ Esco will be in charge of pre-game music.

CarterAC3 | NBA

499 | 8 hours ago

We’re reaching levels of Atlanta previously thought unattainable

CoulibalyMVP | Wizards

96 | 8 hours ago

there will also be an outkast reunion during the halftime show

CarterAC3 | NBA

29 | 8 hours ago

I’d say that’s impossible, but we just saw an Oasis reunion

So anything is possible at the point

Threash78 | Magic

25 | 7 hours ago

unatlantable

LutherOfTheRogues | Hawks

7 | 5 hours ago

Born and raised and this news + TI dropping a new track has me in my feelings this week

DoomEternalx64vk | Heat

2 | 4 hours ago

mane we jus getting started twin

iRockaflame | NBA

195 | 8 hours ago

Special Guest Lou Williams

moby323 | 76ers

139 | 8 hours ago

They are serving chicken wings in honor of Lou Williams.

I’m not joking.

Arfusman

62 | 8 hours ago

Lemon pepper Lou!

moby323 | 76ers

13 | 8 hours ago

LEMON. PEPPER. LOU.

🎵(ba-da-da-da-dow, ba-da-da-da-dow)

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

4 | 7 hours ago

Heard this accursed ad so many times it started playing in my head when I read this man

moby323 | 76ers

2 | 7 hours ago

Same.

Miserable_Lead_9828

30 | 8 hours ago

I fucking love Atlanta lmaooo

adc1369 | Grizzlies

10 | 5 hours ago

This is the greatest promotion ever. Like nottheonion level shit

zrizzoz | Hawks

3 | 4 hours ago

Hey if you arent eating Lou Will Lemon Pepper Wet then what the fuck are you doing

Its lemon pepper sauce & buffalo sauce combined on the wing for those who arent aware. And its incredible.

luapmrak | Raptors

9 | 8 hours ago

lemon pepper

dmisfit21 | Hawks

7 | 8 hours ago

That’s Atlanta sports legend Lemon Pepper Lou.

fkdkshufidsgdsk

0 | 7 hours ago

Master of ceremonies, lemon pepper Lou

ShaiFanClub | Thunder

126 | 8 hours ago

Surely the Cavs are in town right?

brnccnt7

75 | 8 hours ago

Harden about to request a trade

archivedpear

42 | 6 hours ago

ironically it’s the magic

Life_Teaching6499 | Lakers

18 | 6 hours ago

Well, that will be lots of magic that night.

mrspear1995 | Yacht Club

7 | 4 hours ago

Harden will be taking an emergency cultural leave

moby323 | 76ers

79 | 8 hours ago

Can’t wait to see the bobble heads they give away.

x_TDeck_x | Spurs

52 | 8 hours ago

You think its heads that’ll be whats bobbling?

captain_ahabb | Lakers

12 | 8 hours ago

bobble… ass?

Not-JustinTV

5 | 8 hours ago

Sir its a bobble bootay …get it right

moby323 | 76ers

4 | 6 hours ago

Bobble-bottom!

BoogerSugarSovereign | Pacers

55 | 7 hours ago

A 5-part documentary on a strip club?

Life_Teaching6499 | Lakers

18 | 7 hours ago

Well, it would be easier on the audience to strip the story down into parts.

moby323 | 76ers

2 | 7 hours ago

HEYYYY-OOOOOO

Life_Teaching6499 | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

I THROW MY HANDS UP IN THE AIR SOMETIMES

IronRevenge131 | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

SAYING AYYYOO GOTTA LET GO

Life_Teaching6499 | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

GOTTA HAVE SOME EGGS AND MAYOOOO (should always had been the original lyrics).

Delicious-Schedule | Pelicans

16 | 5 hours ago

Never underestimate the wealth of history that you can find anywhere

niel89 | Warriors

2 | 4 hours ago

I’m sure someone could do a doc on Shotgun Willie’s as well.

MrFishownertwo

5 | 7 hours ago

everything that should be a 1 to 2 hour documentary is now a miniseries because of binge background streaming. not fun when you’re actually interested in something

adc1369 | Grizzlies

2 | 5 hours ago

Also released in VR

adrienneleuck | Bucks

35 | 8 hours ago

Is Lou Williams invited?

moby323 | 76ers

57 | 8 hours ago

For the event they will serve chicken wings “inspired” by Lou Williams.

Yes, really.

MoneyatBananaStand | Lakers

24 | 8 hours ago

Even with the “yes, really.” I still had to take a look “Louwill Lemon Pepper BBQ”

MrShake4 | 76ers

6 | 7 hours ago

I think those are just normal wings tho. They named their lemon pepper wings after Lou Will

Raptorpicklezz | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

They knew.

ZestycloseZeta | West

17 | 7 hours ago

Technically a bit more ethical of a promotion event , than ((that Tree planting company)) a few years back?

Anyway, this event surely is Atlantamaxxing it, they need to add a Madea cameo in there as well for even more Atlanta points

Bang-Bang_Bort

3 | 7 hours ago

Jeff Foxworthy comes out before the game as an honorary team captain

schafkj | Heat

15 | 7 hours ago

James Harden researching post-deadline trade rules

JNerdGaming | Knicks

11 | 8 hours ago

tip king of da south

pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd | Raptors

8 | 7 hours ago

6 man like im louuuuuu

nsamory1 | Hawks

1 | 3 hours ago

2 girls and they get along like I’m

Not-JustinTV

8 | 8 hours ago

Same league advertising alcohol and gambling?

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

8 | 7 hours ago

No James Harden?

RichAbbreviations966 | Celtics

7 | 8 hours ago

It is pretty funny that they are owned by someone who was considered to be an outside member of the brat pack

WuTangNameGenerat0r

8 | 7 hours ago

Silver is losing it

siggyjack | Nuggets Bandwagon

6 | 7 hours ago

There better be strippers at the game stripping or this is baloney

DwarfPaladin84 | Spurs

6 | 7 hours ago

James Harden has entered the chat

wallowsworld

7 | 7 hours ago

Only in Atlanta

howbedebody | Nuggets

3 | 6 hours ago

coulda just said “team at stripclub” everyone woulda known it’s atlanta

inshamblesx | Rockets

2 | 7 hours ago

based

docMark | Cavaliers

2 | 5 hours ago

I thought this was a joke on r nbacj

country_blumpkin69

2 | 3 hours ago

Games back

Deathstroke317 | Knicks

2 | 3 hours ago

There’s no fucking way lmao

treebarkcharlie

1 | 6 hours ago

Breaking news: James Harden traded to the Hawks for one night only

BabyHercules | Rockets

1 | 6 hours ago

By god that’s James hardens music

bob_tacos14 | Suns

1 | 5 hours ago

James Harden jersey retirement to coincide with this too in ATL?

Gay_Giraffe_1773 | Trail Blazers

1 | 5 hours ago

Get back to me on “Freaknik” night

doublek1022 | NBA

1 | 4 hours ago

“Cultural Institution” is one way to call it that I’ve not previously heard of before.

pollinium | MIN

1 | 4 hours ago

The Amazon nightcap crew brought this up last night. Out of Taylor Rooks, Blake Griffin, Dirk, and Nash - Rooks was the only one that had been. What a (totally believable) surprise!

awkward segment and very funny

Area51_Spurs | Spurs

1 | 21 minutes ago

lol. “Filmmaker”

MidTario

-1 | 2 hours ago

Embarrassing

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-7 | 8 hours ago

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Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

6 | 8 hours ago

Strippers have families too.

moby323 | 76ers

3 | 8 hours ago

You say that and it’s true.

I’ve watched a lot of NBA games in VR and one of the things that’s cool about it is that there are no commercials and during the timeouts and halftime, etc. you stay “in your seat” and you can look around the arena and watch the entertainment acts and listen to the music, etc.

One of the things that you learn is that different arenas have totally different vibes. Some of them are brightly lit and kid-friendly, and play upbeat cheerful music and the entertainment is “wholesome” etc.

Some of them are more “adult”, with darker lighting, and with the music they play etc. Atlanta is on that far end of the spectrum and has one of the most “night club” vibes of the arenas.

On March 16, the Atlanta Hawks will be hosting “Magic City Night”, an event to celebrate the city’s famous strip club.