Report: NBA Pulls All-Star Game From North Carolina Because of HB2 / LGBTQ Nation
The National Basketball Association Thursday canceled plans to hold its 2017 All-Star game in Charlotte, N.C. because state government officials had made no moves to change the new law that targets the LGBTQ community, reported Yahoo’s The Vertical, quoting league sources.
Instead, the NBA has set its sights on Smoothie King Center in New Orleans for the February 19th game, although those sources tell The Vertical other cities are vying to be the venue.
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