{"id":123473,"date":"2021-02-10T14:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123473"},"modified":"2021-02-10T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T20:12:42","slug":"breaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-games\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NBA Derails Mark Cuban Plans To Banish Anthem From Dallas NBA 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\">26<\/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%2Fbreaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-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=123473&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\/MarkCub.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The NBA is seemingly derailing billionaire team owner Mark Cuban\u2019s plans to banish the national anthem from all Dallas Mavericks home games this season.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released Wednesday afternoon,&nbsp;NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said the league will play the anthem before games as they start to welcome back fans. Stadiums and arenas have generally been empty or limited across professional sports due to coronavirus precautions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy,\u201d the statement said, The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass: \u201cWith NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1359576560328724485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Athletic <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2376670\/2021\/02\/09\/dallas-mavericks-anthem-nba-mark-cuban\/\">reported<\/a> Tuesday: \u201cThe Dallas Mavericks have ceased playing the national anthem before home games this season and do not plan to play it moving forward, a decision made by owner Mark Cuban that he confirmed to The Athletic on Monday evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_cato\/status\/1359302274577801217\">Tim Cato<\/a>, who broke the story at The Athletic, Dallas\u2019 anthem-snub 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>\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>. \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>As noted by The Daily Wire,&nbsp;controversy over the anthem was sparked in&nbsp;2016, when then-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick politicized \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d&nbsp;by refusing to stand because, according to Kaepernick, America \u201coppresses\u201d minorities and allows its cops to \u201cmurder\u201d innocent people of color.<\/p>\n<p>The protest has since spilled into other sports, like women\u2019s soccer and professional basketball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,\u201d Kaepernick&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2016\/08\/27\/kaepernick-refuses-to-show-pride-in-a-country-that-oppresses-black-people\/\">told<\/a> Steve Wyche of NFL Media at the start of his protest, back in 2016. \u201cTo me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not something that I am going to run by anybody,\u201d he continued. \u201cI am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. \u2026 If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mavericks-have-stopped-playing-national-anthem-at-mark-cubans-direction\">NBA Team Stops Playing National Anthem At Mark Cuban\u2019s&nbsp;Direction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games\">Mark Cuban Ripped For Past Defense Of China\/NBA Ties Following Move To Banish Anthem From&nbsp;Games<\/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>The NBA is seemingly derailing billionaire team owner Mark Cuban\u2019s plans to banish the national anthem from all Dallas Mavericks home games this season. 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