Dallas Mavericks No Longer Playing National Anthem Before Home Games(si.com)
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Dallas Mavericks No Longer Playing National Anthem Before Home Games
https://www.si.com/nba/2021/02/10/mark-cuban-mavericks-stopped-playing-national-anthem
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My employer also does not play the national anthem before I begin work. This is how I like it.
> The owner then tweeted two days later, “The National Anthem Police in this country are out of control. If you want to complain, complain to your boss and ask why they don’t play the National Anthem every day before you start work.”
I'm OK with this. I have nothing against the National Anthem. I don't think it's appropriate to use it as a time for personal political displays, though ultimately people do have that right. I think is disrespectful of those who died to protect that right.
That aside, an NBA game is not a competition between national teams. I don't see any obligation outside of tradition to play any national anthems, and not playing it avoids unecessary distractions.
That aside, an NBA game is not a competition between national teams. I don't see any obligation outside of tradition to play any national anthems, and not playing it avoids unecessary distractions.
Interesting note: there is one Canadian team - the Toronto Raptors. I've been to a game between Celtics and Raptors, both US and Canada anthems were played.
Now, let's see if we can get them to stop accepting millions of tax dollars from the US military to promote violence as a career.
Those military tribute things that football does? They're ads, paid for by DoD.