It’s happened: The NBA has reportedly pulled the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte in protest of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 (HB2), otherwise known as the “bathroom bill,” according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The city passed a resolution just one month before to protect the transgender community from discrimination. Perhaps, ironically, canceling the All-Star Game will most adversely punish Charlotte, a city that had tried to protect transgender people before the HB2 was signed into law. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had previously warned in April that the league would pull the All-Star Game out of Charlotte should HB2 not be altered, but had not set a deadline for the state to do so. The league has not finalized where it will host the All-Star weekend instead, but is reportedly zeroing in on New Orleans, where the Pelicans play.

Source: Huffington Post July 21, 2016 19:45 UTC