Adam Silver Comments on Potentially Moving 2017 NBA All-Star Game

June 2nd, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met with reporters Thursday night before Game 1 of the NBA Finals tipped off at Oracle Arena, and he addressed the status of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina, after the state passed HB2, a controversial anti-LGBT law, in March.  

According to Bleacher Report's Sean Highkin, Silver provided an update and said discussions with leaders in North Carolina are "ongoing" after the league previously took a strong stance and said it would relocate the game if the law wasn't changed. 

When pressed to reveal a deadline for potentially moving the game, Silver pegged "this summer" as a general timetable, according to ESPN's Rachel Nichols via The Undefeated's Mike Wise. Silver also confirmed the league is "looking at alternatives," per Highkin. 

Nichols provided another sound bite from the commissioner: 



During the Associated Press Sports Editors commissioners meeting in April, Silver called the bill "problematic" and didn't hesitate to offer up a stern declaration. 

"We’ve been, I think, crystal clear a cha ...

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