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New Orleans Favorite For New All-Star Game Location

New Orleans Favorite For New All-Star Game Location

NEW YORK — As the NBA looks for a new home for the 2017 All-Star Game, cities are lining up with open arms to welcome LeBron James, Stephen Curry and the hundred million or so dollars the festivities would bring to the local economy.New Orleans is the favorite, a person close to the situation told The Associated Press.The person said the league and city are "deep in negotiations" to stage the game there for a third time.


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City officials press to get NBA All-Star Game to Boston

City officials press to get NBA All-Star Game to Boston

City and state officials are driving hard for the NBA to move the 2017 All-Star game to Boston after the game was pulled from Charlotte, N.C., but a booked TD Garden apparently will block any plans.The NBA yanked the game due to a North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom use, and the league has not yet proposed a new site.Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo said he's reached out to the Celtics about asking the NBA to bring the game to the Hub.


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McCrory calls NBA's decision to move All-Star Game 'Total P.C. BS'

McCrory calls NBA's decision to move All-Star Game 'Total P.C. BS'

CHARLOTTE — N.C. Gov.Pat McCrory said the NBA's decision to move its 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte is "total P.C.(politically correct) BS.""I'm disappointed," McCrory said while speaking on WFAE's Charlotte Talks radio program Friday morning.


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Charlotte estimates moving the NBA's All-Star Game out of the city means a loss of $100 million

Charlotte estimates moving the NBA's All-Star Game out of the city means a loss of $100 million

The NBA's decision to pull its All-Star Game out of Charlotte means an estimated loss of $100 million to the city's economy.The city's visitors authority said tourists were expected to spend as much as $60 million and rent hotel rooms for a total of 27,000 nights during the All-Star weekend.The influx of cash would have also triggered a $40 million spending spree by Charlotte businesses and the employees of its hotels and restaurants, the authority figured.