Due to a lack of movement from state legislators in North Carolina over a new law that targets the LGBT community, the NBA will pull the 2017 all-star game out of Charlotte, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.
The game was expected to have an economic impact upwards of $100 million, but NBA commissioner Adam Silver said last month that the league is looking at other venues for the event.
Losing the All-Star Game would be another blow to Charlotte, which lost hundreds of jobs when PayPal halted plans for expansion into the city.
The league has reportedly targeted New Orleans as a likely destination to host the game on Feb. 19, 2017.
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