Less than 24 hours after the North Carolina Tar Heels cut down the nets in Phoenix for the program's sixth National Championship, the NCAA announced that it will allow the state of North Carolina to return to hosting championship events after the state settled on a compromised repeal of the infamous HB2 Law, commonly known as "the bathroom bill".
The notorious HB2 was signed into law by former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on April 12, 2017. The original law mandated individuals to use the bathrooms that corresponds to their biological sex on their birth certificate in public buildings. The revised bill, HB142, was passed and signed by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on March 30, 2017. The new piece of legislation is viewed as a middle ground and the termination of a stalemate, but is not fully accepted by LGBT community.
The NCAA men's basketball first and second round tournament games will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 2018. The NCAA moved this year's tournament games from Greensboro, North Carolina, to Greenville, South Carolina, in the response to HB2.
The ACC has already stated that it would return to the state of North Carolina after relocating its football championship game from Charlotte to Orlando, Florida. The ACC men's basketball tournament will be played in Brooklyn in 2018, but seemingly will return to Greensboro and Charlotte the ensuing two seasons.
The NCAA is still currently considering sites to host its championship event through the year of 2022. The NCAA stated that while assessing new sites, it must be assured that no discrimination of any kind will take place and any championship to be held in the state of North Carolina must submit proper documentation that will indicate protection from discrimination for student-athletes as well as fans.
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