Silver on moving ASG: Not productive to set 'ultimatum'

The NBA is hoping to affect change in North Carolina without having to uproot the 2017 All-Star Game festivities in Charlotte.

Commissioner Adam Silver was interviewed by ESPN during Saturday's playoff showcase between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder and cautioned against moving the festivities.

"It's more complicated for us than a concert, for example," Silver said. "We have a team in North Carolina, and I'm not even sure what statement we would be making by, in essence, cutting and running now, and leaving our team in Charlotte.

"So for us, with a team in Charlotte, we want to work with the business community, and with elected officials to change the law, but we didn't think it would be productive to set ultimatums. We want to work, we want to engage with the people of North Carolina and more towards moving away from what's problematic right now for the league."

On Friday, the NBA released a statement that there might still be a possibility of the games being moved, and that the current state of the law is still problematic for the league.

North Carolina recently passed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, which unfairly discriminates against transgendered people. Both the league, and the Charlotte Hornets have condemned the act.