NBA yanks All-Star Game outta Charlotte over lame transgender bathroom law

[Fireball Jr.]

Bravo for The Association.
NBA pulls 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, focuses on New Orleans

 

[Halfmooncuse]

A lot of people might get pissed off bout this. Sorry bout the bathroom humor.

 

[br801]

A lot of people might get pissed off bout this. Sorry bout the bathroom humor.

Sh!tty news for the Charlotte economy.

 

[Briancuse]

Sh!tty news for the Charlotte economy.

A real bummer.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Coach K calls the bathroom law "an embarrassment." NC State coach Mark Gottfried bashes the law, too.

Meanwhile, per usual, the biggest name in North Carolina basketball, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, is assuming his customary milquetoast posture. Charlotte Hornets Statement on 2017 NBA All-Star Game | Charlotte Hornets

 

[OrangeDW]

It's not Charlotte's fault or the Hornets fault. This really sucks for them.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Bernie (or is that Larry David?) got game.

 

[kirbivore]

Coach K calls the bathroom law "an embarrassment." NC State coach Mark Gottfried bashes the law, too.

Meanwhile, per usual, the biggest name in North Carolina basketball, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, is assuming his customary milquetoast posture. Charlotte Hornets Statement on 2017 NBA All-Star Game | Charlotte Hornets

Republicans buy shoes too.

 

[kirbivore]

will the NCAA have the guts to yank away virtual NCAA tourney home games for Duke/UNC that are scheduled in North Carolina almost every year?

2017 Greensboro
2018 Charlotte

 

[Briancuse]

will the NCAA have the guts to yank away virtual NCAA tourney home games for Duke/UNC that are scheduled in North Carolina almost every year?

2017 Greensboro
2018 Charlotte

Not a chance in hell. They are too corrupt to care about their image.

 

[Knicks411]

Not a chance in hell. They are too corrupt to care about their image.

They're at least talking about it.

And hey, Jordan finally at least spoke out about something

 

[longtimefan]

They're at least talking about it.

And hey, Jordan finally at least spoke out about something

I heard a good quote from someone who believes Jordan has shirked his responsibilities over the years-- (paraphrasing)--there's a difference between activism and philanthropy.