{"id":123181,"date":"2021-02-10T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123181"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:12:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T17:12:59","slug":"mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cuban Ripped For Past Defense Of China\/NBA Ties Following Move To Banish Anthem From Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MarkCuban.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Billionaire Mark Cuban came under fire Tuesday morning for having defended communist China as a business partner in light of his decision to banish the national anthem from home games of the NBA\u2019s Dallas Mavericks, a team Cuban owns.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) slammed the \u201cShark Tank\u201d star, tweeting, \u201c[Mark Cuban]&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">won\u2019t call out China for its atrocities, but he will order the National Anthem not to be played at [Dallas Mavericks]&nbsp;<\/span>games. Just another example of how the left hates America.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcuban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mcuban<\/a> won\u2019t call out China for its atrocities, but he will order the National Anthem not to be played at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dallasmavs<\/a> games.<\/p>\n<p>Just another example of how the left hates America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h56b9oDjWF\">https:\/\/t.co\/h56b9oDjWF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBoebert\/status\/1359514783687524357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTo be fair, you only have time for one national anthem and they\u2019ve already got to play China\u2019s so\u2026,\u201d mocked conservative host Steve Deace.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To be fair, you only have time for one national anthem and they\u2019ve already got to play China\u2019s so\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nnGG85Pvzb\">https:\/\/t.co\/nnGG85Pvzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDeaceShow\/status\/1359479637122940929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[Mark Cuban,] Your decision to cancel our National Anthem at [Dallas Mavericks] games is a slap in the face to every American &amp; an embarrassment to Texas,\u201d criticized Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick. \u201cSell the franchise &amp; some Texas Patriots will buy it. We ARE the land of free &amp; the home of the brave.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcuban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mcuban<\/a> Your decision to cancel our National Anthem at&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dallasmavs<\/a> games is a slap in the face to every American &amp; an embarrassment to Texas.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sell the franchise &amp; some Texas Patriots will buy it. We ARE the land of free &amp; the home of the brave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mkDszFoxJa\">https:\/\/t.co\/mkDszFoxJa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanPatrick\/status\/1359351978455924739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMark Cuban\u201d is \u201c[o]kay doing business with China despite their concentration camps where women have been tortured and raped with batons forced into their vaginas,\u201d blasted conservative Robby Starbuck. \u201cNot okay with the national anthem for the country that made him a billionaire playing before NBA games Says a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Cuban:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Okay doing business with China despite their concentration camps where women have been tortured and raped with batons forced into their vaginas<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Not okay with the national anthem for the country that made him a billionaire playing before NBA games<\/p>\n<p>Says a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1359372625236090881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mavericks-have-stopped-playing-national-anthem-at-mark-cubans-direction\">The Daily Wire<\/a> on Tuesday morning,&nbsp;Cuban directed the Mavericks to stop playing \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d before home games this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_cato\/status\/1359302274577801217\">Tim Cato<\/a>, who broke the story at The Athletic on Monday evening, said the anthem snub by the Mavericks is \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">the first instance we know of a pro sports team striking the U.S. anthem from the pre-game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cuban confirmed to Cato that he was the one who decided the Mavs should pull the anthem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of 13 preseason and regular-season games played at the American Airlines Center this season have featured the anthem before the game, including Monday\u2019s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first played this season with a limited amount of fans in attendance,\u201d Cato <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2376670\/2021\/02\/09\/dallas-mavericks-anthem-nba-mark-cuban\/\">reported<\/a> Monday. \u201cThe Mavericks did not publicize the anthem\u2019s removal, and The Athletic was the first media organization to reach out about the change after noticing its absence on Monday. Multiple team employees described only noticing the anthem\u2019s removal on their own, as it was also not announced or explained internally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October,&nbsp;Cuban emphasized to host Megyn Kelly that he has no issues doing business with China, despite a litany of humans rights violations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mark-cuban-to-megyn-kelly-im-okay-doing-business-with-china-they-are-a-customer\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Speaking with Megyn Kelly on<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mark-cuban-on-family-social-justice-and-nba-ratings\/id1532976305?i=1000494416586\">&nbsp;\u201cThe Megyn Kelly Show,\u201d<\/a> the Dallas Mavericks owner could not understand why people might be critical of the fact that the NBA would be willing to ignore China\u2019s alleged human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslims, Hong Kong protesters, and Christians.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe question remains, why won\u2019t you and the NBA explicitly condemn that?\u201d she asked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI personally put a priority on domestic issues. I\u2019m against human rights violations around the world,\u201d he responded.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIncluding the ones in China?\u201d Kelly asked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cChina is not the only country with human rights violations,\u201d Cuban replied.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIncluding China, Mark?\u201d she fired back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYes, including China. Any human rights violations anywhere are wrong,\u201d Cuban admitted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As the interview went on, Kelly asked why the NBA would \u201ctake $500 million dollars-plus from a country that is engaging in ethnic cleansing?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo basically, you\u2019re saying that nobody should do business with China ever?\u201d Cuban said in defense.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey are a customer. They are a customer of ours. And guess what, Megyn? I\u2019m okay with doing business with China,\u201d he added, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/520615-mark-cuban-condemns-human-rights-violations-worldwide-but-ok-doing-business\">The Hill<\/a>. \u201cYou know, I wish I could solve all the world\u2019s problems, Megyn. I\u2019m sure you do too. But we can\u2019t. And so we have to pick our battles. And while you\u2019d like to get proclamations so you can create a clip that says, \u2018Look what I got Mark to say,\u2019 you don\u2019t want to deal with the actual action item.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The NBA ignited a firestorm of controversy in the fall of 2019 when they seemingly apologized to China after Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey expressed support for the pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters, The Daily Wire noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that the views expressed by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey have deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China, which is regrettable,\u201d said NBA chief communications officer Mike Bass, at the time. \u201cWhile Daryl has made it clear that his tweet does not represent the Rockets or the NBA, the values of the league support individuals\u2019 educating themselves and sharing their views on matters important to them. We have great respect for the history and culture of China and hope that sports and the NBA can be used as a unifying force to bridge cultural divides and bring people together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid backlash, NBA commissioner Adam Silver contended the statement was never meant to be an apology to the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt bothered me that in saying we regretted upsetting hundreds of millions of Chinese fans while at the same time supporting Daryl Morey\u2019s speech, it bothered me, I\u2019d say, that it was interpreted as an apology to the Chinese government,\u201d Silver said. \u201cWe certainly didn\u2019t apologize to the Chinese government. We supported Daryl from the get-go in terms of his ability to tweet. We also made clear that there were consequences from that speech. And, I think that was no doubt frustrating to a lot of people in the NBA community because it was incredibly disruptive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mark-cuban-to-megyn-kelly-im-okay-doing-business-with-china-they-are-a-customer\">Mark Cuban To Megyn Kelly: \u2018I\u2019m Okay Doing Business With China,\u2019 \u2018They Are A&nbsp;Customer\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire Mark Cuban came under fire Tuesday morning for having defended communist China as a business partner in light of his decision to banish the national anthem from home games &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893083,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6156,6154,3998,5200,6155,5750],"class_list":["post-123181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china-nba","tag-cuban","tag-defense","tag-mark","tag-past","tag-ripped"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}