NBA All-Star Game Articles - Page 36

After being pulled out from its original Charlotte destination, the 2017 NBA All-Star game has been left looking for a home. As such, initiatives left and right are coming up in hopes of getting the league office’s nod to award the hosting rights to their respective cities. Recently, Massachusetts lawmaker Bob DeLeo sent out a […]

The decision to move the NBA All-Star game out of Charlotte came from the top. Even though the location of the All-Star Game affects the entire league and all its teams, commissioner Adam Silver and the league office were the ones to make the decision to move the game to New Orleans. The owners did […]

A lot of NBA players, whether current ones or those who have played in the past, have given their thoughts and support to the league on their decision to move the 2017 All-Star weekend from Charlotte. One of them is the first openly gay NBA player, Jason Collins. The 13-year NBA veteran, who last played […]

There are mixed feelings within the Charlotte Hornets organization today. After an exhaustive effort from the Hornets to keep the 2017 All-Star game in the Queen City, the NBA announced today that the ASG and the festivities around it will be moved to another city. The change was prompted by North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 bill. […]

It has been a long, ongoing process between the NBA and the state of North Carolina regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star game. But, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and the NBA finally reached it. At 2 p.m. ET, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported that the NBA was ready to […]

The 2017 NBA All-Star game will take place on February 19th. While the date has been determined, the location is still up in the air. The NBA had announced that the game would take place in Charlotte, North Carolina. That was before the “bathroom bill” had been passed in the state. The NBA does not […]

There is something fishy going on, at least that is what Wizards star guard John Wall thinks. He does not agree with the voting process for the All-Star Game, nor for the All-NBA Teams. Wall believes that he should have been selected to the All-NBA Team list, though he has not been on for the […]

The NBA community has shown strong opposition to holding the All-Star Weekend in North Carolina after a bill was passed earlier in the year that requires people to use the bathroom that matches the gender given on their birth certificate rather than the gender with which they identify. Some have accused the bill as being […]

Now that the location of the 2017 All-Star game seems to be up in the air, teams are throwing their name in the hat to try and move the game to their city. With a record-breaking season and the defending champions now on their side, the Warriors have decided to join the fun in an […]

Despite mounting pressure from fans, players, and organizations, Adam Silver announced that there have been no discussions to move the 2017 NBA All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of the recently passed The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act in the state. “The current state of the law is problematic for the league. But […]