Anti-LGBTQ law in North Carolina could cost Charlotte 2017 NBA All-Star Game

A new law in North Carolina that is highly anti-LGBTQ could move the NBA to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game

The 2017 NBA All-Star Game is slated to take place in February in Charlotte, NC with the Charlotte Hornets hosting the vent. Given the relatively recent rebranding of the organization and their growing level of relevance in the NBA’s Eastern Conference (especially considering the lows they reached as the Bobcats), All-Star weekend would be huge for the franchise and the city. However, a new law passed in North Carolina might cost them the opportunity to host the NBA in 2017.

On Wednesday, North Carolina passed through legislation to institute one of the most anti-LGBTQ laws in the entire United States. In response, the NBA issued a statement on Thursday with the implication being that they could very well take the All-Star Game out of Charlotte next season:

Unfortunately for Charlotte, this new piece of controversial legislation was passed in response to a local law in the city that was recently passed with anti-discrimination in mind. With the state’s new law trumping that, though, the NBA could very well be forced to take action to respond to just how senseless and flat-out wrong anti-LGBTQ laws in the long search for equality among humanity.

Though it would be unfortunate for the city of Charlotte and the Hornets to suffer for something completely out of their hands, anyone with a pulse should be in support of the NBA’s potential decision to make a strong statement in moving the 2017 All-Star Game. There have been plenty of individuals expressing their disdain for this new law, but the NBA has the authority and power to really make an impact if they were to express their malcontent.

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