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Silver: NBA will keep eye on ‘bathroom bills’ across the nation
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver warned that any less-than-inclusive policies will help the league decide where to hold All-Star Games going forward.
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Former NBA star Tim Hardaway went from self-professed homophobe to LGBTQ ally
“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.
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NBA joins NFL in warning Texas that proposed ‘bathroom bill’ could be costly
The NBA moved the 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans from Charlotte over North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ law House Bill 2.
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Super Bowl highlights Texas bathroom bill fight and potential of future boycotts
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.
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NBA, NCAA confirm their boycotts of North Carolina stand as HB2 repeal fails
Discrimination: still bad for business.
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Louisiana attorney general challenges LGBT-rights order
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.
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NBA says moving All-Star Game back to Charlotte is a ‘high priority’
…provided there’s a resolution to a North Carolina law that restricts the rights of LGBT people.
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Another day, another sportsball group pulls out of North Carolina over HB2
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.
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After rejecting North Carolina, NBA taps New Orleans for All-Star Game
The NBA decided last month that it wouldn’t hold its event in North Carolina because of a state law that limits protections for LGBTQ people.
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Gov. Chris Christie: NBA’s move of All-Star Game is ‘grandstanding’
“I know what it is,” declared the notoriously anti-trans governor. Well, he would know, right?