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CLEMSON, S.C. -- The Latest on the Atlantic Coast Conference removing championships from North Carolina in response to a state law involving LGBT rights (all times local):7:10 p.m.Another North Carolina Republican legislator is raising the prospect of repealing a law about LGBT rights thats caused the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference to pull championships from the state this week.Sen. Rick Gunn of Burlington said in a statement late Wednesday hes concerned about the effect House Bill 2 is having on the state and the region he represents and believes its time to modify or possibly repeal it. The ACC is headquartered in nearby Greensboro, which is also where early rounds of the NCAA mens basketball tournament would have been held in March.A GOP senator from suburban Raleigh on Tuesday also urged repeal. Otherwise, Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory have defended the law robustly.Law supporters say it was designed to keep men or boys from sharing school restrooms or locker rooms with girls. Gunn says federal courts should act to do that.6:40 p.m.Gov. Pat McCrory has issued a statement about the Atlantic Coast Conference pulling its championships from North Carolina, making very similar comments that he made about action by the NCAA.But unlike before, the governor didnt directly criticize the ACC, which is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.The ACC moved the championships because of a state law McCrory signed limiting anti-discrimination rules for LGBT people and directing transgender people to use school and government restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates.McCrory emphasized Wednesday that issues about redefining gender and about privacy will soon be resolved in federal courts. More than 20 states are challenging the federal government on restroom use by transgender people.Without mentioning the ACC, McCrory urged public and private institutions to let the issues take their course in court and avoid economic threats or political retaliation against states challenging the law.---4:30 p.m.A North Carolina congressman is questioning the tax-exempt status of the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA after they pulled championship events from the state while citing a state law that critics say discriminates against LGBT people.Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson said Wednesday the actions by the athletic organizations are just political theater close to Election Day. He says looking at their favorable tax position is an avenue we intend to explore, but didnt give details.The ACC and NCAA decided to take away championships because of House Bill 2, which in part stops local governments from passing broad ordinances protecting sexual orientation and gender identity.Transgender people also must use bathrooms at schools and government buildings aligned with the sex on their birth certificates.Republicans say the law does not promote discrimination. Hudson once worked for now-Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the law.---4:05 p.m.North Carolina Democrats say its more important than ever Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP lawmakers act now to repeal a transgender bathroom law the Atlantic Coast Conference cited in removing championship events from the state.Attorney General Roy Cooper is trying to unseat McCrory in November. He said Wednesday in a video that the decision by the ACC and a similar one by the NCAA earlier this week are not just about sports, but local communities hosting these events suffering real economic blows. Cooper says theres no end in sight to these losses until House Bill 2 is repealed. Cooper is a graduate of ACC member UNC-Chapel Hill.State Democratic Party Executive Director Kimberly Reynolds also said the ACCs decision could have been easily avoided with a repeal.Republican legislative leaders and McCrory have shown no signs of backing off the law involving LGBT rights and which bathrooms transgender people can use.---3:40 p.m.North Carolinas two public universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference say they support how member schools responded to a state law many believe lead to discrimination against LGBT people, even though the leagues decision may hurt state residents and communities.The ACCs Council of Presidents decided Wednesday to remove neutral-site league championships from North Carolina.The chancellors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University said they appreciated the council reaffirming the leagues strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Carol Folt at UNC and Randy Woodson at N.C. State said theyre glad championships scheduled for campus sites will remain in place.Woodson and Folt are council members. They said the schools remain committed to welcoming and supporting all people and protecting people from discrimination in many ways, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.---2:55 p.m.The North Carolina state House leader says decisions this week by the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference to move championship events out of North Carolina are very unfortunate but he isnt backing down from supporting a state law that led to their actions.Speaker Tim Moore presided in March when the General Assembly approved House Bill 2, limiting anti-discrimination rules for LGBT people and governing which bathrooms transgender people can use at schools and government buildings. The two college athletics organizations cited the law in announcing their decision.Moore said the organizations can host events wherever they choose but the law was never about and does not promote discrimination. Moore went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an ACC member.Legislative leaders have asked a federal court to rule that the law is legal.---1:40 p.m.The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAAs lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people.The ACC Council of Presidents voted Wednesday to relocate the leagues championships until North Carolina repeals the law. 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NEW ORLEANS -- If Jordan Clarkson and Lou Williams keep scoring like this, opponents are going to have trouble matching up with Los Angeles second unit this season.Clarkson scored 23 points, Williams added 21, and the Lakers won for the fifth time in six games, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 126-99 on Saturday night.Me and Lou are going to be real aggressive coming in. Were trying to do a good job of leading this second group, bringing the energy, scoring the ball, pushing the pace, Clarkson said. Coach (Luke Walton) gave that to us. Thats our role and thats what were going to do.DAngelo Russell scored 22 and Nick Young added 15 points for the Lakers, who shot 55.3 percent (52 of 94) overall and made 16 of 30 3-pointers.Combined, Lakers guards scored 84 points.It just shows how much firepower weve got and how deep we can go, Clarkson said. Weve got so many options, its crazy.Anthony Davis scored 34 for New Orleans, but left the game for a pivotal stretch with lower back pain after his layup had cut Los Angeles lead to 63-62 in the third quarter. Davis, who crumpled to the court after his shot fell, went to the locker room and was out of the game for four-plus minutes while the Lakers went on a 14-0 run.It just locked up on me, Davis said of his back. I hate being out, so I tried to do whatever I could to come back.Davis added nine more points after he returned, but New Orleans never recovered, losing for the ninth time in its first 10 games and dropping to 0-5 at home.New Orleans has been without three top players -- guards Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, and forward Quincy Pondexter -- so far this season. The lack of depth caused by those absences stuck out against a Lakers second unit that has demonstrated exceptional chemistry lately.Their bench totally dominated the game, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. We couldnt get Lou stopped. I thought Clarkson pretty much scored at will.Rookie Buddy Hield scored 18 points and Langston Galloway added 12 for the Pelicans.Young was 5 for 7 from 3-point range, while Clarkson went 4 of 6 and Russell 4 of 7..ddddddddddddRookie Brandon Ingram scored 10 points for the Lakers. He left the game in the second half with what team officials said was a sprained left ankle, but Ingram said he might have returned if his team hadnt built such a comfortable lead in the fourth quarter.TIP-INSLakers: Julius Randle had 11 rebounds to go with eight points. ... Williams entered the game as one of the top scorers in the NBA in a reserve role, averaging 15.9 points. He scored 14 in the first half, hitting six of his first 10 shots, including a 3-pointer. His 21 points tied a season high. ... Young, who entered the game 22 of 22 on free throws this season, did not attempt a foul shot -- nor did any Lakers starter. ... The Lakers 53.3 percent shooting from 3-point range was their best since hitting 14 of 25 (56 percent) in a 111-103 win over Denver on Dec. 30, 2014.Pelicans: Davis reached 30 points for the seventh time in 10 games this season. ... Hield reached double digits in scoring for the fourth time in six games, scoring no fewer than nine points in a game during that span and as many as 18 twice.REMINISCINGWalton and Gentry hugged in the hallway outside the locker rooms before the game. They also reminisced about their time as assistants on the same staff with Golden State during the 2014-15 season, when the Warriors were NBA champions. Gentry said he was not at all surprised to see Waltons early success as a first-year head coach of a young team that won only 17 games last season.Hes got a great feel for the game, but I think more so than that, hes got a great feel for people. He can relate to anyone, Gentry said.Gentry also alluded to a couple of Lakers players whove said they would run through a wall for Walton. In our profession, Gentry began, laughing as he spoke, youve accomplished a lot when an NBA player says something like that about his coach.UP NEXTLakers: Visit Minnesota on Sunday night.Pelicans: Host Boston on Monday night. ' ' '