NBA

Page12 3 4 5...Continue Reading »

NBA says N.C. law change makes Charlotte eligible to host 2019 All-Star Game

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Charlotte was scheduled to host the game this year, but the NBA relocated it because of the law also commonly referred to as the "bathroom bill."

Read more →
North Carolina just can’t seem to wash its hands of HB2

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Democrats claim Republicans are trying to paint Gov. Roy Moore as the bad guy who won't compromise on a repeal.

Read more →
Silver: NBA will keep eye on ‘bathroom bills’ across the nation

Sunday, February 19, 2017

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver warned that any less-than-inclusive policies will help the league decide where to hold All-Star Games going forward.

Read more →
Former NBA star Tim Hardaway went from self-professed homophobe to LGBTQ ally

Saturday, February 18, 2017

"Well, you know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known," Hardaway said back in 2007. Today, he's an outspoken LGBTQ ally.

Read more →
NBA joins NFL in warning Texas that proposed ‘bathroom bill’ could be costly

Friday, February 17, 2017

The NBA moved the 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans from Charlotte over North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law House Bill 2.

Read more →
Super Bowl highlights Texas bathroom bill fight and potential of future boycotts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

If Texas passes Senate Bill 6 it could be the last time a major sporting event is held in the Lone Star State for awhile.

Read more →
NBA, NCAA confirm their boycotts of North Carolina stand as HB2 repeal fails

Friday, December 23, 2016

Discrimination: still bad for business.

Read more →
Louisiana attorney general challenges LGBT-rights order

Friday, October 21, 2016

Gov. Edwards has said he won't rescind the order, and he sued the attorney general over his refusal to approve the legal contracts containing the LGBT-rights language.

Read more →
NBA says moving All-Star Game back to Charlotte is a ‘high priority’

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

...provided there's a resolution to a North Carolina law that restricts the rights of LGBT people.

Read more →
Another day, another sportsball group pulls out of North Carolina over HB2

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB2 law, following the NCAA and NBA.

Read more →