In the wake of North Carolina passing a controversial transgender bill, the Charlotte Hornets released a statement on the matter Friday.
According to ESPN.com's Marc J. Spears, the Hornets made it clear they are against discrimination involving transgender people or anyone else at Time Warner Cable Arena:
The Hornets say in statement they "are opposed to discrimination in any form." pic.twitter.com/YpAGTYsxjp
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) March 25, 2016
Per Tal Kopan and Eugene Scott of CNN.com, North Carolina governor Pat McCrory signed a bill Thursday that will prevent transgender people from using the restroom of the gender they identify with, in addition to limiting cities' attempts to pass nondiscrimination laws.