NBA Issues Statement Regarding Amended North Carolina Transgender Legislation
The NBA and the Charlotte Hornets issued a joint statement Thursday regarding a revised version of North Carolina's controversial transgender legislation, House Bill 2.
According to USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt, both parties do not support the amended bill:
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been adamant all along that the Association will not hesitate to take action if House Bill 2 is not repealed, as the Washington Post's Tim Bontemps reported in April:
"We’ve been, I think, crystal-clear a change in the law is necessary for us to play in the kind of environment that we think is appropriate for a celebratory NBA event," Silver said at the Associated Press Sports Editors' commissioner meetings in April, per the Charlotte Observer's Katherine Peralta.
Speaking to reporters at the NBA Finals in Oakland, California, earlier in June, Silver said the league was "looking at alternatives" for the midseason exhibition, according to Bleacher Report's Sean Highkin.
Furthermore, ESPN's Rachel Nichols asked a question that prompted Silver to say the league would use "this summer" as a deadline regarding a potential location change, per The Undefeated's Mike Wise.
Charlotte is scheduled to host the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Time Warner Cable Arena on Feb. 19, 2017.
