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Dallas Mavericks’ Owner Mark Cuban Cancels National Anthem Before Games
The Mix ^ | 2/10/2021 | Erin Perri

Posted on 02/10/2021 7:43:01 AM PST by MJacks4

Mark Cuban has canceled the National Anthem before Dallas Mavericks home basketball games. The NBA previously required all teams to play “The Star Spangled Banner” before each game, but now it is at the discretion of owners. And, Cuban sent the song to the chopping block.

The change happened a few weeks back, but went unnoticed.

The Mavericks began 13 home games without the National Anthem before Cuban was asked about it.

(Excerpt) Read more at themix.net ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; markcuban; nationalanthem; oldnews; postedseveraltimes
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1 posted on 02/10/2021 7:43:01 AM PST by MJacks4
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Has anyone heard if Mark Cuban cancelled the National Anthem before games?   thinking face
2 posted on 02/10/2021 7:44:22 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: MJacks4

He has no white players that are American, so what team players care?


3 posted on 02/10/2021 7:45:43 AM PST by AlmaKing
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None. It’s blacks and Slavs...


4 posted on 02/10/2021 7:47:12 AM PST by EEGator
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To: MJacks4

Shows how interested people are in his team. he went 13 games and nobody noticed. Cuban is a real jerk. But I suspect all sports will be dumping the National Anthem soon.


5 posted on 02/10/2021 7:47:54 AM PST by Yorlik803
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Just killing off sports day by day


6 posted on 02/10/2021 7:48:12 AM PST by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No Amazon, No Chy-Na made )
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To: MJacks4

Cancel the NBA


7 posted on 02/10/2021 7:48:13 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: MJacks4

this is news to me....


8 posted on 02/10/2021 7:48:32 AM PST by mowowie (Press 2 for deportation)
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I guess Cuban decided he will never be President so time to suck up to the players.


9 posted on 02/10/2021 7:48:52 AM PST by bhive
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I never could stand this POS; what a scumbag. I’m sure this will go over big here in Dallas, supporting the demonic BLM communist scum in yet another of his pathetic virtue signaling exercises. Say goodbye to what few fans you had left, you communist-supporting dumbass.


10 posted on 02/10/2021 7:48:59 AM PST by Common Sense 101
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Yes some on the right continue to support and watch pro sports.


11 posted on 02/10/2021 7:49:45 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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As I posted earlier this morning ...

I honestly never understood the point of having the national anthem at sporting events other than military academies, national teams, etc.

I’ve been to plenty of sporting events over the years, and saw too many cases involving fans who were outwardly respectful and patriotic for the national anthem ... and then spent the next three hours making complete asses of themselves in public.

12 posted on 02/10/2021 7:50:25 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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Did a casual look at Cuban’s wiki bio. His whole life is peppered with fraud, SEC trading violations, law suits, etc etc. His PR folks must work overtime...


13 posted on 02/10/2021 7:50:41 AM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: AlmaKing

Perhaps there’s a way to get back to the old America, even the America of only 20 years ago...but the hell if I can see it.


14 posted on 02/10/2021 7:51:56 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: Alberta's Child

I posted on another thread about this story that I recall reading an interview with (of all people, lol) Harold Ballard from about 1980 and he said that by that time, he barely followed the national anthem edict. He said that he remembered the national anthem (God Save The King or The Maple Leaf Forever or O Canada) was really not played at Maple Leaf Gardens much until the World War II era when soldiers or those wounded in the war visited the Gardens and were given special recognition and tribute.


15 posted on 02/10/2021 7:55:41 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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he went 13 games and nobody noticed

No fans allowed for 12 of the 13 games. It was noticed when fans were allowed in the AA Center.
16 posted on 02/10/2021 7:55:55 AM PST by TexasGunLover
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To: Chauncey Gardiner
His PR folks must work overtime...

Most billionaire's do...
17 posted on 02/10/2021 7:56:48 AM PST by TexasGunLover
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To: Common Sense 101

Typical.

Makes a fortune in America, and then pisses on our flag.

He should be in congress with other like minded jackasses....


18 posted on 02/10/2021 7:57:58 AM PST by AFret.
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To: MJacks4

Cuban produced the anti American, fiction movie ‘Redacted’ which portrayed U.S. soldiers as rapists and murderers and Americans as backing said soldiers actions.

He is vile.


19 posted on 02/10/2021 7:59:48 AM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: MJacks4

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20 posted on 02/10/2021 8:01:01 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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