NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The NBA is continuing to monitor how states are handling laws regarding the protections of transgender people, with Commissioner Adam Silver warning that any less-than-inclusive policies will help the league decide where to hold All-Star Games going forward.
Silver, in his annual state-of-the-league address at All-Star Saturday night, said he has spoken with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper - whose state was originally set to host this All-Star weekend - about the controversial and divisive HB2 law, one that the recently elected Cooper has said he wants repealed.
And for other states considering similar measures, Silver said the NBA will watch them as well.