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07-22-2016, 02:52 AM
NBA pulls All-Star Game from **rth Carolina over anti-LGBT law
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After threatening to do so for months, the NBA has taken a stand against **rth Carolina's controversial anti-LGBT law, also k**w as "HB2," by choosing to pull the All-Star Game from Charlotte next year.*
SEE ALSO: The NBA has a chance to take a powerful stand for LGBT rights. Will it? (http://mashable.com/2016/03/24/nba-all-star-**rth-carolina-lgbt/)
In a statement issued Thursday after**on, the league said the decision came after working with the Charlotte Hornets to "foster constructive dialogue [to] try to effect positive change ... These include **t only diversity, inclusion, fairness and respect for others but also the willingness to listen and consider opposing points of view." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/nba-pulls-out-of-charlotte/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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After threatening to do so for months, the NBA has taken a stand against **rth Carolina's controversial anti-LGBT law, also k**w as "HB2," by choosing to pull the All-Star Game from Charlotte next year.*
SEE ALSO: The NBA has a chance to take a powerful stand for LGBT rights. Will it? (http://mashable.com/2016/03/24/nba-all-star-**rth-carolina-lgbt/)
In a statement issued Thursday after**on, the league said the decision came after working with the Charlotte Hornets to "foster constructive dialogue [to] try to effect positive change ... These include **t only diversity, inclusion, fairness and respect for others but also the willingness to listen and consider opposing points of view." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/nba-pulls-out-of-charlotte/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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