As the controversial North Carolina law that permits discrimination against gay and transgender people remains a topic of conversation, the NBA still has not decided whether to move the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte.
Per Ken Berger of CBSSports.com, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday the North Carolina law is "problematic," but there was not a discussion at the owners' meetings about moving next year's All-Star festivities.
Silver went on to say the NBA is "against discrimination in any form" and that owners are unanimous in their opposition to the law, even though they did not vote about the game.
Expanding on that point, Silver noted the quandary of moving an All-Star Game out of North Carolina while the Charlotte Hornets continue to conduct business in the state:
Since the North Carolina anti-LGBT law bill passed in March, there have been calls for the NBA to move next year's All-Star Game out of the state. A bipartisan group of six senators published an open letter to Silver urging the NBA to take a strong stance:
We hold no ill-will towards the people of Charlotte ...
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