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2017 NBA All-Star Game to Be Held in New Orleans: Latest Comments, Reaction
- Updated: August 19, 2016
After it was moved away from Charlotte, North Carolina, the 2017 NBA All-Star Game will take place in New Orleans.
Brett Martel of the Associated Press was the first to report the news Friday via a source, who divulged the information on the condition of anonymity since the NBA had yet to announce the decision publicly. Brett Dawson of the Advocate confirmed Martel’s report.
The Charlotte Hornets were originally set to host the All-Star Game, but the league decided to move the exhibition as a response to North Carolina’s House Bill 2, which denies gay and transgender communities protection from discrimination. People are also required to use the bathroom of their biological gender, rather than the one with which they identify.
The NBA’s statement about the decision read in part:
Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal protections for the LGBT community in Charlotte became prominent, the NBA and the Charlotte Hornets have been working diligently to foster constructive dialogue and try to effect positive change. We have been guided in these discussions by the long-standing core values of our league. These include not only diversity, inclusion, fairness and respect for others but also the willingness to listen and consider opposing points of view.
Our week-long schedule of All-Star events and activities is intended to be a global celebration of basketball, our league, and the values for which we stand, and to bring together all members of the NBA …
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