But I'm still angry at Silver for allowing teams to put advertisements on their uniforms in 2017.

If Silver and the NBA really cared about equality they would announce that NBA teams would only play in venues with gender neutral restrooms. All they would have to do is change the signs.

it feels like the NBA is doing the right thing. Which means something to many of us.

they easily have the power to make huge progress by simply making all their venues' restrooms gender neutral. Wouldn't even cost them money. Just change the signs.

Okay I was waiting for something from the NBA although it sounds a little wishy-washy. Is anything less than a total repeal enough? Not in my mind, especially since the law prevents the citizenry from access to the courts for redress of their grievances, and imposes a big government block on local control (is that against their own platform?).

The Republicans are destroying their brand, by being vile. So in the words of our President... "Please proceed..."

Like all NBA commissioners, Adam's Silver's only human.

But beginning with the Donald Sterling scandal - and his quick decision to ban the oaf - Silver has proven time and again that doing the right thing is important to him.

Good for him.

applied fast and hard.

It couldn't have been an easy decision.

Besides, Silver will have plenty of opportunities to disappoint us in the future.

The GOP will be screaming to energize the Rw to vote to ensure a RW Republican majority to ensure that DEMs will be too weak to overturn HB-8. The pressure needs to be on McCrory now, not later.

Thanks for the insight. One learns not to underestimate them, no matter how provincial they may seem.

in NC's General Assembly. McCrory is vulnerable sure, but most of the GOP General Assembly is fine.

The 2010 election will be hurting us for a long time.

NC a ton of money.

which would have been in the same boat had Gov. Deal not vetoed Georgia's hate bill.

for Oklahoma City (now the Thunder). Why not have the Hornets play there until this is resolved?

side of issues unerringly, like he did with the Donald Sterling/Clippers mess.

Kudos to him. Maybe we can pull him into the party to run for something.

People, especially those in elected office, have no right commenting or acting in any capacity that questions any persons being-hood.

It's easy to take away the All Star game, no problem. The difficulty is when you have an actual franchise in the very city/stadium that Bruce Springsteen/Pearl Jam & others are cancelling shows in. It looks half-assed to take the All Star game but you still have a franchise & the owner is Michael Jordan.

He's in a real quandary.

However, as shitty as Charlotte's team is, and as crappy as Michael Jordan is an owner, they will never see post season play.

NBA can't force a team to move to a new city I believe.

The Hornets are in the playoffs this year. Down 2 games to 0 to Miami but it looks like Charlotte is up by 17 after the 3rd quarter today.

Not a fan and yes they are a horrible team with an owner who is actually worse at that job than he is at not being a complete a-hole.

There's still a Charlotte franchise, they just never play any games in NC.

Alternately, you can do what soccer does: make them play in an empty arena, with no media.

hosting any tournaments. The NBA should do the same with teams who play in stadiums who refuse to make their restrooms gender neutral.