The Nba Took The All-star Game Away From Charlotte. Here’s Why It Matters

Katy Steinmetz, Time: Politics
Sun, 07/24/2016 - 11:04am

The NBA announced Thursday that negotiations had failed. In a statement the league said it had been trying to work for months with officials in North Carolina to “foster constructive dialogue and try to effect positive change” concerning the controversial law known as HB2, which has been widely criticized as discriminatory against LGBT people.

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