NBA pulls ASG from Charlotte over anti-LGBTQ law (Woj says it's New Orleans-bound?)

ruckus · Post #21 » by **ruckus** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:46 pm

I'm assuming it has something to do with scheduling i.e. New Orleans is the only arena in the surrounding area that doesn't have anything going on during All-Star Weekend.

Wo1verine · Post #22 » by **Wo1verine** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:49 pm

Charlotte won't give a crap - They don't care about basketball anyways.

Throwback24 · Post #23 » by **Throwback24** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:52 pm

ruckus wrote:I'm assuming it has something to do with scheduling i.e. New Orleans is the only arena in the surrounding area that doesn't have anything going on during All-Star Weekend.

Thought it was because of some LGBT bill?

720 · Post #24 » by **720** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:55 pm

I know they wouldn't do it but Toronto again would be epic.

ruckus · Post #25 » by **ruckus** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:55 pm

Throwback24 wrote:
ruckus wrote:I'm assuming it has something to do with scheduling i.e. New Orleans is the only arena in the surrounding area that doesn't have anything going on during All-Star Weekend.

Thought it was because of some LGBT bill?

I mean picking New Orleans as the replacement venue vs Atlanta or Miami or Orlando.

Mack11 · Post #26 » by **Mack11** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:56 pm

not the first time new orleans took something from charlotte

VinBaker6 · Post #27 » by **VinBaker6** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:56 pm

Maybe the NBA will move all teams to Canada when Trump gets elected?

Edmonton Lolcats would be my squad over the Raptors sorry

The_Hater · Post #28 » by **The_Hater** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:57 pm

Wo1verine wrote:Charlotte won't give a crap - They don't care about basketball anyways.

Duke and UNC fans may disagree.

Rapcity_11 · Post #29 » by **Rapcity_11** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:57 pm

Who cares if New Orleans gets the replacement? Why do some of you care?

Mack11 · Post #30 » by **Mack11** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:58 pm

VC720 wrote:I know they wouldn't do it but Toronto again would be epic.

i felt like last year was like here toronto heres your all star game now shut the **** up about it. Everyone there was constantly complaining. its gonna be another 20 years before we host it again.

Rapcity_11 · Post #31 » by **Rapcity_11** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:59 pm

shefcurry wrote:Hypocrisy at its absolute finest. "We're so abhorred by this that we refuse to bring any money to your local economy, but we're still very happy to sell you merchandise so we can make money off you."

This makes no sense. Those aren't comparable things.

TheGoodDoctor · Post #32 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:00 pm

VinBaker6 wrote:Maybe the NBA will move all teams to Canada when Trump gets elected?

Edmonton Lolcats would be my squad over the Raptors sorry

Smh fairweather 8-)

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #33 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:00 pm

They could have it in Toronto again. We'd be down.

TheGoodDoctor · Post #34 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:01 pm

Mack11 wrote:
VC720 wrote:I know they wouldn't do it but Toronto again would be epic.

i felt like last year was like here toronto heres your all star game now shut the **** up about it. Everyone there was constantly complaining. its gonna be another 20 years before we host it again.

Just in time for the next record cold weekend.

VinBaker6 · Post #35 » by **VinBaker6** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:02 pm

So reading some more, Charlotte is kinda getting screwed. The City of Charlotte passed a bill protecting transgender bathroom rights and the state responded by creating the controversial bill.

Inevitable · Post #36 » by **Inevitable** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:07 pm

Adam Silver's bad judgement and the NBA and it's political correctness. Sad!

VinBaker6 · Post #37 » by **VinBaker6** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:09 pm

Inevitable wrote:Adam Silver's bad judgement and the NBA and it's political correctness. Sad!

Damn we found Trump's social media manager

shefcurry · Post #38 » by **shefcurry** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:13 pm

Rapcity_11 wrote:
shefcurry wrote:Hypocrisy at its absolute finest. "We're so abhorred by this that we refuse to bring any money to your local economy, but we're still very happy to sell you merchandise so we can make money off you."

This makes no sense. Those aren't comparable things.

If they feel so strongly about this issue that they need to boycott, then stop selling NBA merchandise in Charlotte. Move the NBA franchise to another city. Stop taking the fans money.

This is basically like saying "I hate the slave trade, so I'm not going to condone slavery by hosting my party in the presence of slave traders, but I'll still be happy to make money off of the plantation we own there".

Hypocrisy.

CrookedJ · Post #39 » by **CrookedJ** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:16 pm

VinBaker6 wrote:So reading some more, Charlotte is kinda getting screwed. The City of Charlotte passed a bill protecting transgender bathroom rights and the state responded by creating the controversial bill.

The screw job includes major businesses cancelling hiring in the area:

http://www.advocate.com/politics/2016/4/13/heres-all-business-nc-has-lost-because-anti-lgbt-bill

The canceled business expansions and events are listed below.

On Tuesday, Deutsche Bank announced it was canceling a planned expansion of its operations in Cary, which is near Raleigh, the state capital. The expansion would have added 250 jobs; 900 people are already employed at the Cary facility.

Last week, PayPal announced it canceled plans to open a new global payment center in Charlotte, which was expected to bring 400 new jobs to the city.

Thirteen planned conventions and events in Charlotte have been canceled in response to the state's anti-LGBT bill. And 29 more groups are on a “hesitant/concerned list,” reports The Charlotte Observer.

The New York Times notes that the state could lose billions of dollars in federal funding for schools, highways, and housing.

Eight cities and four states have banned publicly funded employee travel to the state.

Lionsgate canceled an eight-day production shoot in response to the bill.

The Tony-award winning Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz and his collaborators halted all productions of Wicked in the state in protest.

Rapcity_11 · Post #40 » by **Rapcity_11** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:16 pm

shefcurry wrote:
Rapcity_11 wrote:
shefcurry wrote:Hypocrisy at its absolute finest. "We're so abhorred by this that we refuse to bring any money to your local economy, but we're still very happy to sell you merchandise so we can make money off you."

This makes no sense. Those aren't comparable things.

If they feel so strongly about this issue that they need to boycott, then stop selling NBA merchandise in Charlotte. Move the NBA franchise to another city. Stop taking the fans money.

This is basically like saying "I hate the slave trade, so I'm not going to give them any money, but I'll still be happy to make money off of the plantation we own there".

Hypocrisy.

The point is to send a message, not to remove basketball all together from Charlotte. Again, not comparable things. Sending a message to politicians vs. taking basketball away from fans...you can't be serious about equating those things.

Your slave example also makes no sense. The NBA isn't making money off of discrimination.