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New Orleans the front runner to host 2017 NBA All-Star Game

The All-Star game could be back in the Crescent City after just four years thanks to the wildly unpopular “Bathroom Bill” in North Carolina.

The 2017 NBA All-Star Game could make a surprise appearance in New Orleans. All-Star Weekend is currently scheduled to take place in Charlotte, NC from February 17th-19th with the game itself taking place on Sunday the 19th. However, thanks to the grossly unpopular House Bill 2 (HB2) in North Carolina the NBA is on the brink of pulling the game according to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Sources: NBA on brink of pulling 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, with New Orleans emerging as a front-runner to host Feb.