No one would have said boo, if not for the whore media, they played every home game this year(10-15 games) with no complaints from players of fans.It only became an issue because some POS liberal mouthpiece called it news. Show me the law that says the national anthem has to be played before each game. I hope Cuban tells them to stick their heads up their ass.

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: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is facing fierce criticism
: from fans and local Republicans after deciding to
: discontinue the playing of the national anthem before
: games.

: 'Get woke, go broke!' tweeted Forth Worth (Texas) Police
: Officers' Association vice president Anthony White.
: '⁦I won't spend another cent on
: ⁦@dallasmavs.'⁩

: 'I'd certainly encourage Republicans that attend [Mavericks
: games] to really consider what they're spending money on,'
: Dallas County Republican Party communications director
: William Busby told DailyMail.com. 'I'm not a fan of
: official boycotts myself, nor would the party support an
: official boycott. However, the party does support
: free-market solutions and people speak with their
: pocketbooks.'

: Cuban told The Athletic that he made the decision back in
: November, but did not elaborate on why he did so. A
: spokesman for the team confirmed the decision to
: DailyMail.com, but declined further comment and Cuban has
: not responded to a request for comment.

: The decision went unnoticed for 13 games, according to the The
: Athletic, as it was not publicized or explained internally
: and fans had not been allowed to attend games due to
: coronavirus restrictions. Monday's game against the
: Minnesota Timberwolves was the first time a limited number
: of fans had been allowed into the American Airlines Center.

: This is believed to be the first time that that any team from
: the four major American professional sports leagues has
: refused to play the national anthem before games.

: 'What's the reason for it?' Busby asked. 'Is it political
: correctness? Is it to keep players from kneeling. What is
: the reason for it? There seems to be no answer for it. I
: think if Mark Cuban would give some answers, that would
: probably make people feel a lot better because then at
: least they would know.' . . .

: [SNIP]