NBA pulls 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte
Posted Jul 21, 2016
Without any movement by state legislators in North Carolina to change newly enacted laws targeted at the LGBT community, the NBA is pulling the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, league sources told The Vertical. The NBA is focused on the New Orleans as the host for All-Star Weekend and the All-Star Game on Feb. 19, league sources told The Vertical.
(Yahoo! Sports)
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