Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins is not happy with T-Mobile Arena after a failed agreement surrounding a donated sensory pod. It is a bad look for the home of the Las Vegas Golden Knights if allegations are true.
There is no reason for Wilkins to lie…
The 63-year-old currently serves as the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Hawks after spending 13 seasons with the organization during his 18-year basketball career. Dominique Wilkins, known as the ‘Human Highlight Reel’ was a nine-time All-Star and had his jersey retired in Atlanta.
He also serves as the Board Chairman for ‘KultureCity,’ the nation’s “leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities.” It serves individuals who have a sensory need or invisible disability like PTSD, autism, dementia, or strokes, among others.
A stadium environment, like a hockey game or basketball game, can be a very difficult experience for people with invisible disabilities. The sights and sounds can create an uncomfortable environment.
To help provide such individuals with a safe space, KultureCity has donated a few of its ‘Mobile Sensory Stations’ to various professional sports venues across the country. They bring a mobile sensory experience to places that lack a physical space for a dedicated sensory room.
T-Mobile Arena is among the venues that received a Mobile Sensory Station from KultureCity. However, based on its exterior, you wouldn’t know.
This is where Dominique Wilkins stepped in.
He shamed T-Mobile Arena for removing all of the KultureCity branding from its sensory pod.
Hey @TMobileArena what happened to these amazing sensory pods we gave ya’ll?
Why are u making it look like this without any of our branding?
When we donated it to ya’ll to use for those with invisible disabilities?
Why you trying to sell this external space for ad revenue when we donated it to you?
— Dominique Wilkins on X, formerly known as Twitter
Wilkins later followed up to provide a better understanding of what the pod should look like. He also posted a side-by-side of the pod at T-Mobile Arena and another donated pod at Crypto.com Arena.
Someone quickly pointed out how KultureCity’s wrap is inviting, while the look of the pod at T-Mobile Arena looks like a janitor’s closet. Wilkins went even further with his allegations.
It was suppose to look like that. And was delivered like that. They ripped it off and now want to sell it as ad space even though it was donated to them for a good use and families identify our logo as a safe space and a make of integrity […]
It’s not really the credit, its that families like mine know the KultureCity symbol and trust it. We also deserve something inviting that does not look like a tomb.
— Dominique Wilkins on X, formerly known as Twitter
When another fan asked Wilkins why T-Mobile Arena would remove the wrap, he said that it was because “they don’t know how strong the disability community is.”
As of this writing, T-Mobile Arena has not responded to Wilkins. It has not issued public comment.