Charlotte Hornets grateful for chance to host NBA showcase in 2019

Charlotte Hornets executives told CBJ on Thursday they are grateful the NBA left open the possibility for the city to host the All-Star Game in 2019. That’s pretty much it for the good news. As for the bad, the league yanked the 2017 All-Star weekend from Time Warner Cable Arena because of a state law that excludes gay and transgender people from nondiscrimination protection. The decision by the NBA capped months of uncertainty over the fate of the All-Star Game since N.C. lawmakers passed the…

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