Story highlights NBA says if things change maybe Charlotte can host 2019 game and other festivities

Charlotte Hornets, the prospective hosts, say the team is disappointed things didn't work out

Governor says "sports and entertainment elite" and "liberal media" misrepresent the law

(CNN) The 2017 NBA All-Star Game will move from Charlotte, North Carolina, because of that state's controversial transgender bathroom law, the league announced Thursday.

The league said it would make an announcement about where the February game would be played in the coming weeks.

The NBA also said it hopes to hold the 2019 game in Charlotte "provided there is an appropriate resolution to this matter."

Gov. Pat McCrory slammed the decision.

"The sports and entertainment elite, (N.C.) Attorney General Roy Cooper and the liberal media have for months misrepresented our laws and maligned the people of North Carolina simply because most people believe boys and girls should be able to use school bathrooms, locker rooms and showers without the opposite sex present," the governor said. "Left-wing special interest groups have no moral authority to try and intimidate the large majority of American parents who agree in common-sense bathroom and shower privacy for our children."

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