Trae Young has extended an invite to Janet Jackson after an Atlanta Hawks playoff victory spoiled plans for her ATL tour date.
Jackson’s Together Again Tour was slated to hit Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Thursday (April 27), but has been pushed back to Friday (April 28) thanks to the arena being double-booked after the Hawks stunned the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night (April 26) to force a Game 6 at home.
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The Hawks defeated the Celtics 119-117 in comeback fashion to avoid elimination in Game 5 behind Trae Young’s 38 points and 13 assists.
With Janet Jackson Atlanta stop — which will feature hometown hero Ludacris as special guest — being rescheduled to Friday, Trae Young wants Janet in the building for Game 6 on Thursday night.
“Sorry not sorry to this LEGEND.. Hope she can be at the game now,” the star point guard wrote on Twitter.
Janet Jackson has yet to respond to Trae’s invitation, but with no shows slated for Wednesday or Thursday, she might be able to pull up alongside Luda for Game 6, which will tip-off at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Trae Young and the Hawks were down double-digits at times during Tuesday night’s battle, but pulled off an improbable comeback without starting guard Dejounte Murray, who was suspended for making contact with a referee in the previous game.
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Young drilled a game-winning three-point shot with just a couple of seconds left to put the Hawks up 119-117 and save their season — at least temporarily.
As for Jackson’s concert, all tickets originally slated for Thursday night’s show will be valid for Friday night and Live Nation has announced refunds will be available at point of purchase to those who won’t be able to make it.
Friday night will be a busy one in Atlanta. In addition to Janet Jackson’s show, Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is in town and she’s scheduled to hit the stage to perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The “All For You” singer’s Together Again North American Tour kicked off earlier this month on April 14 in Hollywood, Florida and has stops left in Charlotte, New York City, Nashville, Atlantic City, Milwaukee, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Portland and more before wrapping up in Seattle on June 21.
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Check out highlights of the Hawks vs. Celtics game below:
