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Massachusetts politician makes plea for Boston to host the 2017 NBA All-Star Game

In light of the NBA pulling the 2017 NBA All-Star Game from Charlotte due a controversial North Carolina law restricting bathroom use to transgenders, Massachusetts Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo tweeted his hopes of next year's event landing in Boston.

Unfortunately for basketball fans in the area, Speaker DeLeo's plea will likely be for naught. There have been a myriad of reasons why Boston have not hosted this event in decades and that trend will continue. As for 2017, a scheduling conflict appears to be the chief reason.

Via Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

But despite the sudden All-Star vacancy, and the fact that Boston appears to now have the infrastructure in place to host the event, several NBA sources said it was not a viable option for the coming year.