{"id":123934,"date":"2021-02-10T20:01:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T01:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123934"},"modified":"2021-02-10T20:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T01:27:33","slug":"nhls-dallas-stars-statement-after-mark-cuban-anthem-ban-were-playing-the-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhls-dallas-stars-statement-after-mark-cuban-anthem-ban-were-playing-the-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars\u2019 Statement After Mark Cuban Anthem Ban: We\u2019re Playing The 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\">28<\/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%2Fnhls-dallas-stars-statement-after-mark-cuban-anthem-ban-were-playing-the-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=123934&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-1200572648.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars announced Wednesday that they will be playing the national anthem ahead of their games.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came in contrast to billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mavericks-have-stopped-playing-national-anthem-at-mark-cubans-direction\">Mark Cuban\u2019s earlier statement<\/a> that the NBA\u2019s Dallas Mavericks, a team Cuban owns, has stopped playing \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d before their home games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe playing of the national anthem is a time-honored tradition and the Dallas Stars will continue to perform the Star-Spangled Banner prior to our games at American Airlines Center,\u201d read a statement from Dallas Stars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the only National Hockey League team in Texas, we are proud to represent our state and our country,\u201d the statement added.<\/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>The Athletic <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2376670\/2021\/02\/09\/dallas-mavericks-anthem-nba-mark-cuban\/\">reported<\/a> Tuesday that the Mavericks had stopped playing the national anthem before home games this season, at the direction of Cuban, \u201cand do not plan to play it moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The anthem-snub, The Athletic\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_cato\/status\/1359302274577801217\">Tim Cato<\/a>&nbsp;noted, 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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2376670\/2021\/02\/09\/dallas-mavericks-anthem-nba-mark-cuban\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;The Athletic. \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>Cuban\u2019s planned anthem crackdown, however, was seemingly short-lived.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-games\">statement<\/a> 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<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-games\">The Daily Wire<\/a>,&nbsp;controversy surrounding 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>\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 added. \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\/breaking-nba-derails-mark-cuban-plans-to-banish-anthem-from-dallas-nba-games\">NBA Derails Mark Cuban Plans To Banish Anthem From Dallas NBA&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>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars announced Wednesday that they will be playing the national anthem ahead of their games. 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