News broke Thursday night that the NBA decided to pull the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, NC because of the state's anti-LGBT legislation.
In turn, Gov. Tom Wolf (D-Pennsylvania) made an immediate plea on Twitter for the event to take place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, home of the Sixers.
.@NBA -- Come to Philly - TW https://t.co/3A6Km51TNe
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) July 21, 2016
The All-Star Game was moved out of Charlotte without a new city or venue scheduled because of the state's law that mandates transgender people must use public restrooms corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificates.