*NBA star and Los Angeles Clippers sharp-shooting guard Lou Williams was given permission to leave “The Bubble” at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida recently, where NBA players and teams staying now that the NBA season and playoffs have resumed after being shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “The Bubble” is a creative way for the NBA to hopefully finish the season, enter the playoffs, and crown an NBA champion.
Williams, however, received permission to leave “The Bubble” to attend a funeral in Metro Atlanta. The protocol for him or anyone else who leaves the controlled environment at Disneyworld for any reason must quarantine for 10 days upon return. This meant Williams would miss the first two games when the season resumed.
Somehow, Williams ended up at Magic City, a popular strip club in Atlanta. It’s not known if it was before or after the funeral. Either way, it was not a good look for several reasons, given social distancing mindsets these days. In addition, Williams was at the packed establishment in Atlanta, a scenario that has been discouraged citywide by Atlanta officials, but not widely enforced.
Williams said he stopped by the strip club to get hot wings. Williams explanation lit up social media platforms, asking pointed questions like: Who goes to a strip club for its kitchen menu? Why are businesses based on intimate dancing and close contact with patrons even open during the ongoing pandemic? And how does a strip club enforce social distancing when up-close seating seems to negate such regulations?
At the time of Williams’ visit to the strip club, there were lots of other establishments in Atlanta, similar to Magic City, which featured the same scenario of patrons and dancers in close proximity. Yet, adult clubs such as Magic City that serves food, drinks and offer live dance shows have skirted local government’s COVID-19 guidelines and orders that applied to restaurants and bars.
Questions centered on how such places can remain open in a city and county that have seen high numbers of coronavirus cases and related deaths? Even though masks are required for entrance at such establishments, very few patrons or dancers adhered to such requirements, according to regular patrons. One of the Magic City dancer’s responded.
“I’m keeping as much distance as possible,” said the dancer. “We all want to be safe. But working in this industry, there’s a whole lot of stigma, so it’s important to make sure everyone feels comfortable.”
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