https://twitter.com/WinslowForROY/status/713140300898807809
@NBA what happened?!
— PREMIER FLAME ? (@premierflame23) March 24, 2016
@rapkingjr @NBA seconded – what's happened?
— Christopher Bartlett-Walford (@cobartlett) March 24, 2016
This is what happened:
North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill late Wednesday to overturn a bathroom ordinance that allowed men to use women’s bathrooms.
Charlotte’s city council passed an ordinance to take effect April 1 that would allow people to use the bathroom they say is their true gender, regardless of their biological gender. Supporters of the ordinance described it as an anti-discrimination bill that protects transgender people, but opponents said men would exploit it to legally use women’s restrooms and locker rooms. The bill signed Wednesday prevents local governments from enacting similar ordinances, WCNC reports.
“The basic expectation of privacy in the most personal of settings, a restroom or locker room, for each gender was violated by government overreach and intrusion by the mayor and city council of Charlotte,” McCrory said in a statement. “This radical breach of trust and security under the false argument of equal access not only impacts the citizens of Charlotte but people who come to Charlotte to work, visit or play. This new government regulation defies common sense and basic community norms by allowing, for example, a man to use a woman’s bathroom, shower or locker room.”
And now, the NBA isn’t so sure about having Charlotte host next year’s All-Star Game:
NBA Statement Regarding Legislation Recently Signed Into Law In North Carolina pic.twitter.com/xwoOo9MyeR
— NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2016
Reaction to the statement is decidedly … mixed:
https://twitter.com/J_L1212/status/713139940352073729
@NBA MOVE the game!
— Goof Avoids Black Friday™ (@MetsFanInPhilly) March 24, 2016
@NBA I'm proud of you for taking a stand. #BoycottNorthCarolina
— Monique (@MSF10710) March 24, 2016
@NBA Not a huge basketball fan, but you earned a thumbs-up from me, NBA.
— EmeraldAly? (@emerald_aly) March 24, 2016
@NBA @BaldMarlin This is good.
— barb (@spicedrum) March 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/wrestlers5_mom/status/713144344111366145
@NBA Pull it! Pull the 2017 All-Star Game! #BoycottNC
— Matthew J. Little (@mlittle2010924) March 25, 2016
@NBA It would make a great statement to pull the game, move it elsewhere ASAP
— Matt Griffin (@MattTheMouth) March 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/ChrisHsiao/status/713152349003354112
@NBA @Zeer0id Please follow through on this and don't make this just an empty gesture.
— EvilMario (@EvilMario) March 25, 2016
@NBA thank you for showing this leadership! #movethegame
— jessica (@yayponies) March 24, 2016
#KeepNCFair @NBA https://t.co/zSiu7n7Eul
— Brandon Lorenz (@bllorenz) March 24, 2016
@NBA Good first step, but seriously, "do not yet know"? How about "will cause us to cancel"? Take a definitive stand here!
— Shawn Huckaby (@ShawnHuckaby) March 24, 2016
@NBA keep it in Charlotte
— Austin Johnson (@austinjohnson46) March 24, 2016
@NBA All of a sudden you're worried about equality. Please. Til this year, there was not a female asst. coach or broadcaster in the NBA.
— Kris L. (@ttiger2004) March 24, 2016
@NBA It is none of your business what Charlotte does and if you feel like that, I hope you do stay away.
— Sonya Richardson (@Tuscany2011) March 24, 2016
@NBA @MFollowill Why doesn't the NBA get on with running there business and let the good folks of NC take of theirs?
— Ron turner (@turner_ront) March 24, 2016
@NBA this statement is an absolute joke
— jake roberson (@JROBERSON_1) March 24, 2016
@NBA do not help push this narrative, that people are wrong for not wanting their 7 year old girl sharing a restroom with a full grown man
— Fernando Cardenas (@nando__95) March 25, 2016
@NBA ?????? thanks for overreacting to the new legislation w/o actually understanding it….y'all are a farce
— Ghams (@RileyG_22) March 24, 2016
@NBA yeah, better just stick to the liberal states who pass the laws your commissioner agrees with. Make the NBA a political organization
— Nathan Silver (@nathandsilver) March 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/McScrewYou/status/713142859063496704
Your disgusting threat to hold North Carolina economically hostage is noted. #ncpol #ncga https://t.co/vNXqtbgPKf
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) March 25, 2016
Hi, @NBA. Why threaten to pull 2017 All Star Game in NC but yet push to expand in Communist China? https://t.co/NxqNUzaILK #ncpol #ncga
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) March 25, 2016
.@NBA: We'll profit off the backs of the oppressed in China but will threaten to boycott NC bc of "intolerance." Hypocrites. #ncpol #ncga
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) March 25, 2016
Parting question for the NBA:
@NBA @SarahSpain But it can hold a franchise there?
— John Tale (@Googleman245) March 24, 2016
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text.