NBA Pulls Plug On 2017 Charlotte, N.C. All-Star Game Citing Transgender Law

The NBA has pulled the plug on holding its 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte, N.C. over a state law decried as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, The New York Times reported Thursday. The game will be moved to New Orleans, which has hosted previous games in both the 2008 and 2014 seasons, but other cities will continue to make efforts to host the game, a Yahoo report said. League sources say the NBA is expected to make a formal announcement as soon as this week. NBA officials did not immediately respond to Reuters when asked to comment. A March 2015 law made North Carolina the first U.S. state to require transgender people to sue restrooms in public...