Charlotte loses NBA All-Star game over ‘bathroom bill’
Unable to convince North Carolina to repeal a law that requires men and women to use restrooms consistent with the sex listed on their birth certificates, the NBA on Thursday announced it would take its ball—and the 2017 All-Star game—out of Charlotte and move to an as-yet undisclosed venue.
Media reports hint the new location will be the New Orleans Superdome—a facility with the same restroom policies as Charlotte’s Time Warner Arena, according to Tami Fitzgerald of NC Values.
But in yesterday’s announcement, the NBA focused only on North Carolina....
