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NEW YORK -- Technology industry leaders have urged NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to move the All-Star Game out of Charlotte unless a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people is repealed in very short order.In a letter sent Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, the executives tell Silver that putting fans at risk of discrimination would send a terrible message about who the NBA is and what it values as an organization, and set a dangerous precedent.If the NBA holds events in North Carolina while HB2 remains law, players, employees, and fans will be at risk of discrimination -- and thats wrong, the letter said.The All-Star weekend is set for next February. Silver has made it clear the league needs changes to the HB2 law in order to stage the weekend there but has resisted setting any deadlines for when he might act, believing positive dialogue is ongoing.However, he has said a decision probably would have to be made this summer.The letter was sent by SV Angel founder and co-managing partner Ron Conway and includes signatures from executives from companies such as Google, Reddit, PayPal, Lyft and Pinterest. They ask the NBA to be a strong ally to the LGBTQ community and use its considerable might to bring advocates into those conversations and press for full repeal of the law.The NBA has nothing to lose by taking a stand alongside hundreds of other companies and showing support for its LGBTQ players, employees, and fans, the letter said.A number of entertainment acts have canceled North Carolina events because of the law, and Silver has already received calls for the NBA to do the same. The letter comes from some people who might be at All-Star weekend -- the league holds a tech summit as part of the events.Discrimination is bad for the league, bad for people and bad for business and we hope you will join us in sending that message, loud and clear in North Carolina, the letter said.NBA owners are holding their annual offseason meeting this week in Las Vegas. Craig Smith Jersey . The Australian is competing in his final season in Formula One and still looking for his first win this year. He will look to end Vettels run of six straight race wins on Sunday. Webber, who is fifth in the championship, earned his second pole from the past three races and 13th of his career. Jordan McLaughlin Jersey . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. https://www.cheaptimberwolves.com/230j-derrick-rose-jersey-timberwolves.html . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Doug West Jersey . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Jeff Teague Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Dedric Lawson scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Memphis rallied in the second half to defeat UAB 62-55 on Saturday.Trailing by four at halftime, the Tigers fell behind by nine early in the second half -- the biggest lead for either team -- before building a seven-point lead with 4:32 to play.Memphis tied the game at 46 with 9:02 to play on a pair of Lawson free throws. His brother K.J. put the Tigers up for good with a layup a minute later. A Dedric Lawson jumper made it 56-49 with 4:32 to pplay.dddddddddddd A jumper by Chris Cokley and a layup by Javien Williams cut it to 56-53 but Markel Crawford and Jeremiah Martin answered with layups and the Blazers never got closer than five down the stretch.Crawford finished with 16 points and K.J. Lawson had 11 rebounds to go with nine points for the Tigers (7-2).Cokley had 16 points for UAB (5-5), which was outscored 40-28 in the paint. ' ' '