{"id":123905,"date":"2021-02-10T19:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123905"},"modified":"2021-02-10T19:43:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:43:20","slug":"put-their-hands-on-their-hearts-and-just-start-singing-it-megyn-kelly-has-advice-for-fans-when-team-owners-cancel-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/put-their-hands-on-their-hearts-and-just-start-singing-it-megyn-kelly-has-advice-for-fans-when-team-owners-cancel-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Put Their Hands On Their Hearts And Just Start Singing It\u2019: Megyn Kelly Has Advice For Fans When Team Owners Cancel National Anthem"},"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\">46<\/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%2Fput-their-hands-on-their-hearts-and-just-start-singing-it-megyn-kelly-has-advice-for-fans-when-team-owners-cancel-national-anthem%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=123905&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\/GettyImages-1044873286.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Before the NBA decided to rebuff Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, announcing that all teams would play the national anthem before games in response to Cuban saying on Wednesday that he had stopped playing the national anthem before home games this season, former Fox News anchor and current podcast host Megyn Kelly had a suggestion for patriotic fans of the Mavericks, and by extension, any fans whose team\u2019s owners refused to play the anthem.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly tweeted, \u201cFans who still choose to attend should put their hands on their hearts and just start singing it. Now that would be a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fans who still choose to attend should put their hands on their hearts and just start singing it. Now that would be a moment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TY6Ccl6zIs\">https:\/\/t.co\/TY6Ccl6zIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1359527585324097541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last summer, the NBA gave teams permission to stop playing the national anthem before games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9244343\/Dallas-Mavericks-stop-playing-national-anthem-games-owner-Mark-Cubans-orders.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a> noted, \u201cThe absence of the national anthem went unnoticed for 13 games in Dallas before it was reported because fans were banned due to COVID-19 guidelines <strong>\u2026<\/strong> NBA commissioner Adam Silver had temporarily relaxed the anthem rules&nbsp;amid a wave of Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd on May 25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But on Wednesday, Cuban released this statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>We respect and always have respected the passion people have for the anthem and our country. But we also loudly hear the voices of those who feel the anthem does not represent them. We feel that their voices need to be respected and heard, because they have not been. Going forward, our hope is that people will take the same passion they have for this issue and apply the same amount of energy to listen to those who feel differently from them. Only then can we move forward and have courageous conversations that move this country forward and find what unites us.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-games\">reported<\/a> on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>As noted by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_cato\/status\/1359302274577801217\">Tim Cato<\/a>, who broke the story at The Athletic, Dallas\u2019 anthem-snub is \u201cthe first instance we know of a pro sports team striking the U.S. anthem from the pre-game.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\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&nbsp;<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<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to Cuban\u2019s statement, the NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars released a statement of their own, writing, \u201cThe playing of the national anthem is a time-honored tradition and the Dallas Stars will continue to play the Star-Spangled Banner prior to our games at American Airlines Center. As the only National Hockey League team in Texas, we are proud to represent our state and our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have issued the following statement regarding the National Anthem. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ZR7HXMW73\">pic.twitter.com\/7ZR7HXMW73<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasStars\/status\/1359582297905913864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After Cuban\u2019s statement, the NBA struck back. The league\u2019s chief communications officer announced, \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<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><strong><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>.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the NBA decided to rebuff Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, announcing that all teams would play the national anthem before games in response to Cuban saying on Wednesday that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893150,"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":[6307,6308,3719,6309,3732,4915],"class_list":["post-123905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hands","tag-hearts","tag-just","tag-singing","tag-start","tag-their"],"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\/123905","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=123905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}