Days before the Final Four tips off in Indianapolis, the head of the NCAA told NBC News on Monday that he is "deeply concerned" about an Indiana law that opponents say could be used to justify anti-gay discrimination.

"Our core values are built around notions of diversity and inclusion," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "And anything that might create an environment within which we can't maximize those values is something that we take very, very seriously."

The law, signed last week by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, says that the state cannot "substantially burden a person's exercise of religion"