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North Carolina On The Brink Of Losing All NCAA Games for 6 Years Unless Anti-LGBT HB2 Is Repealed<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"Scott<\/a>North Carolina<\/a> could lose up to $250 million after the NCAA said it will not hold events in the state<\/a> until the anti-transgender HB2<\/a> \u201cbathroom bill\u201d is repealed<\/span><\/p>\n

In a letter sent to the state assembly on Monday, Scott Dupree (right), the executive director of the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNorth Carolina is on the brink of losing all NCAA Championship events for six consecutive years, through the spring of 2022. This includes the NCAA Basketball Tournament (\u201cMarch Madness\u201d) in cities like Greensboro, Raleigh and Charlotte.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur contacts at the NCAA tell us that, due to their stance on HB2, all North Carolina bids will be pulled from the review process and removed from consideration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0NC Republicans Break Promise to Fully Repeal Anti-LGBT HB2 Law<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

In the midst of a shambolic few months, North Carolina lawmakers \u2013 including Republicans \u2013\u00a0have been calling for repeal because of the economic cost to the state. <\/span>The Guardian<\/b><\/a> notes that HB2 has already cost the state an estimated $630m.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday, the newly elected Democratic Governor Roy Cooper<\/a>\u00a0(above) \u2013 who had his powers severely restricted by Republican lawmakers before entering office \u2013 said in a statement \u201cthere is no time to waste\u201d to repeal HB2 in order to keep college championship sports in the state. <\/span><\/p>\n

He added that \u201cthe bipartisan votes of both Democrats and Republicans are there for repeal if the Republican legislative leadership will just put it to a vote.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Future NCAA games have been moved from Greensboro, North Carolina, and will be played in Greenville, South Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n

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North Carolina Sports Association letter to NCGA: NCAA will remove all NC bids from consideration for 2018-22 without #HB2<\/a> repeal. pic.twitter.com\/m78L8UMo8z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) February 6, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dupree said the review process for sports bids would take place in the next seven to 10 days.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Sunday, Roy Williams, the basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, publicly slammed \u201cthat stupid rule that we have in our state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

(Scott Dupree image via Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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