If North Carolina’s House Bill 2 is not repealed or modified to a level that satisfies the NCAA in the next 48 hours, the organization will exclude the Tar Heel state from hosting championship events through 2022. That is according to the executive director of the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance Scott Dupree.

Dupree issued a statement on Tuesday saying a source close to the NCAA had confirmed the deadline. Dupree’s full statement is below:

“I have confirmed with a contact very close to the NCAA that its deadline for HB2 if 48 hours from now. If HB2 has not been resolved by that time, the NCAA will have no choice but to move forward without the North Carolina bids. The NCAA has already delayed the bid review process once and has waited as long as it possibly can, and now it must finalize all championship site selections through spring of 2022.”

Dupree’s statement lines up with comments from the NCAA issued last week on the one-year anniversary of the passing of HB2 saying that the review process was taking shape this week with the announcement of all selected venues set for April 18.

“Last year, the NCAA Board of Governors relocated NCAA championships scheduled in North Carolina because of the cumulative impact HB2 had on local communities’ ability to assure a safe, healthy, discrimination free atmosphere for all those watching and participating in our events. Absent any change in the law, our position remains the same regarding hosting current or future events in the state. As the state knows, next week our various sports committees will begin making championships site selections for 2018-2022 based upon bids received from across the country. Once the sites are selected by the committee, those decisions are final and an announcement of all sites will be made on April 18.”

Several bills have been filed in an effort to resolve HB2, which advocates maintain is the worst piece of anti-LGBT legislation in the nation. None of those bills have moved through the North Carolina General Assembly.

UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams said last week that the resolution of HB2 should be driven by more than sporting events saying, “It should be about what’s right and wrong and what we have now is wrong.” Williams has led the Tar Heels back to the Final Four set for this weekend. The first two rounds of the tournament were scheduled to be played in Greensboro but were moved to Greenville, South Carolina, due to HB2.

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