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With this story. Kat katie . Reporter she said shes already talked to people here at the arena and the pressure is on the nba. Six senators wrote a letter to the commissioner asking that the game be moved and tomorrow the nba will discuss it with team leaders at the board of governors meeting. We have those dates available, so we would love to have the allstar game here. Reporter rebecca capland is poised to make her pitch to the nba. Its an area with a long history of inclusion and diversity with a Large Community of lbgt people as well as people who stand up for justice and equality. Reporter capland says oakland is the anecdote to north carolina. The state is under fire after passing a law that limits protections for lbgt people. The chair of oakland pride says capland is on point. I implore nba representatives and neighbor who wants to know if oakland is a city thats diverse to comb to oakland pride, because they will see beyond a doubt we are the city they should be in. Reporter t
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