Should the NBA now consider relocating the 2017 All Star Game?

1.0: NBA implied an ultimatum on 6/30, if North Carolina doesn't change its bathroom law then the 2017 All Star Game could be relocated.

The league and Hornets issued a joint statement:

"We have been engaged in dialogue with numerous groups at the city and state levels, but we do not endorse the version of the bill that we understand is currently before the legislature. We remain committed to our guiding principles of inclusion, mutual respect and equal protections for all. We continue to believe that constructive engagement with all sides is the right path forward. There has been no new decision made regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game." , Scott Howard-Cooper repeated in the report, "The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, citing economic impact studies of past All-Star weekends, said the event could be worth up to $100 million, the Charlotte Observer reported."

2.0: Good thing the Seattle City Council voted no on the arena street vacation. They clearly didn't want a $100 million dollar event relocated to Seattle due to somebody else's LGBT bigotry because… the future is unimaginable.

3.0: The fact is that the NBA has been waiting on North Carolina to change that law. The NBA didn't need a deadline because NC's state legislature has its own calendar to tell everybody when/if they would change the law, and they didn't. "North Carolina lawmakers leave LGBT law largely intact" , It for them to act, and they didn't.

4.0: The next question, how far will the NBA take this?

5.0: The Advocate, "North Carolina Amends HB 2 — So It Doesn’t Impact Straight People"

6.0: Well, that was a bunch of stuff I was too lazy and/or stupid to give to one of the Sonics Rising editors. Everybody needs a holiday weekend off. Here's a Fanpost. And here are the extra commas I am planning to use in my next Dispatch from a Red Leather Recliner (TM) , , , , , … , , , .

I hope the next one goes to 11.