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Mark Cuban Confirms Mavericks Will No Longer Play National Anthem Before Games
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mark-cuban-confirms-mavericks-no-031124293.html ^

Posted on 02/09/2021 9:03:50 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET

The national anthem has become a hot topic in professional sports over the last several years. Ever since Colin Kaepernick began the #TakeaKnee movement back in 2016, the public has debated whether athletes should be forced to stand during the pre-game tradition or allowed to exercise their right to protest.

Dallas Mave

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I do believe it's illegal. Yahoo is reporting just enough to push our buttons.
1 posted on 02/09/2021 9:03:50 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Illegal? Please cite the law being broken.


2 posted on 02/09/2021 9:07:31 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I can’t watch the NBA any less than I do already.


3 posted on 02/09/2021 9:10:41 PM PST by PGR88
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Maybe this will work in Portland but I doubt this goes over very well in Texas.


4 posted on 02/09/2021 9:11:08 PM PST by cornfedcowboy ( )
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Do u think it’s played BEFORE EVERY sporting event because it’s so popular?


5 posted on 02/09/2021 9:14:25 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: PGR88

Neither can I.


6 posted on 02/09/2021 9:16:52 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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Maybe this will work in Portland but I doubt this goes over very well in Texas.

Normally you're right but NBA is going after the urban crowd so it's not really affecting their audience.

7 posted on 02/09/2021 9:19:18 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: DIRTYSECRET
I'd respect Cuban more if he would've been public from day one, i.e. at the start of the season. Instead, he stays silent until today, after 13 home games.

Perhaps he thought he needed to change the narrative, as the Mavericks are near the bottom of the standings.

8 posted on 02/09/2021 9:19:36 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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All part of the plan. And some people here are still in denial.


9 posted on 02/09/2021 9:23:10 PM PST by Stravinsky
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Do u think it’s played BEFORE EVERY sporting event because it’s so popular?


I think it’s played because that is a tradition and been a tradition for all of our lifetimes. I can’t imagine that there could be a law that would require such a thing. That said, there used to be a time when the vast majority of Americans were proud of their nation and were happy to stand for the anthem, even sing along.


10 posted on 02/09/2021 9:23:23 PM PST by hanamizu
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They need to remove the N from NBA.

They’re now just a Basketball Association.


11 posted on 02/09/2021 9:25:37 PM PST by Irenic
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We never heard it, but maybe he’ll have that super bowl pair sing a jig instead.


12 posted on 02/09/2021 9:28:12 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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They need to remove the N from NBA.

Actually, they're a political organization known as the N***o Basketball Association. When they're not lobbying for their political cause, they get around to playing a basketball game or two.

13 posted on 02/09/2021 9:29:41 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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I haven’t watched the s—show in 20 years. Cuban is a communist.


14 posted on 02/09/2021 9:35:45 PM PST by kempster (w President of all time.)
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well cuban believes the players should be able to express themselves and he's all for it...

I'd like to see a player or coach PRAY before the games, head bowed, hands folded, and pray....

15 posted on 02/09/2021 9:37:05 PM PST by cherry (410 to a measly 128....suck it up )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Illegal? LOL!!!


16 posted on 02/09/2021 9:40:24 PM PST by Dave W
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Worthless POS scumbag....


17 posted on 02/09/2021 9:42:36 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

But WE are the anti-American insurrectionists.


18 posted on 02/09/2021 9:42:52 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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“Do u think it’s played BEFORE EVERY sporting event because it’s so popular?”

It is played because the leagues to some extent or another require that the national anthem(s) be played prior to a game.

There should be no law that requires it, but in stadiums and arenas that are publicly owned and leased, the controlling authority could require it in the lease.


19 posted on 02/09/2021 9:44:04 PM PST by Meatspace
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I guess Cuban supports the BLM activists who murdered five Dallas cops.


20 posted on 02/09/2021 9:45:40 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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