As North Carolina is a hotbed for college basketball thanks to constant success among its major universities , it was expected that the arena would host many NCAA basketball games , and that expectation was correct . Notable NCAA basketball games the Spectrum Center has hosted to date include : In 2012 , the Spectrum Center hosted the Democratic National Convention . In 2016 , the arena hosted the Kellogg 's Tour of Gymnastics Champions . It was scheduled to host the 2017 NBA All-Star Game , but was removed as host on July 21 , 2016 due to the league 's opposition against North Carolina 's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act signed by then-Governor Pat McCrory . The league said consideration for Charlotte to host in 2019 would remain if the North Carolina State Legislature and current Governor Roy Cooper made changes to the act that were satisfactory to the league . On May 24 , 2017 Charlotte and the arena were officially announced as hosts of the 2019 NBA All-Star Game . The arena will host the 2020 Republican National Convention
Democratic National Convention
2012 Democratic National Convention
Spectrum Center (arena)