![]() ![]() Now Cuban has apparently decided to do away with the National Anthem altogether, bucking a decades-long trend and potentially opening up the team and the league to another wave of controversy now that this news has been confirmed. “And so when people kneel, when people stand up and protest, it’s specifically what we pledged to do our entire lives at school.” The outspoken Mavericks owner told ESPN last July of the potential for his team’s players to kneel during the anthem: If they were taking a knee, and they were being respectful, I’d be proud. Denver Nuggets game - American Airlines Center Follow me on social media:www.FB.com/Monic. That’s what this flag is supposed to be for all of us,” he said. 12/12/16 - Singing the National Anthem at the Dallas Mavericks vs. After Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban confirmed on Tuesday that his NBA team would no longer play the national anthem before home games, the Mavericks' Public Relations Twitter account. “And going back to it, liberty and justice for all. The Mavericks have not played the anthem before any of their 13 preseason and regular-season games. ![]() The Mavericks have now become the first major American sports team to officially end the playing of the national anthem. Hopefully I’d join them.”Ī week later, in a June conversation with former NBA player Caron Butler as part of the league’s #NBAVoices series, Cuban discussed the BLM protest movement and how it made him think about the Pledge Of Allegiance he used to say every day at school. The move is not temporary and the team has no anticipation of resuming the long-standing tradition. Just before the national anthem, the Dallas. If they were taking a knee and they were being respectful, I’d be proud of them. DALLAS (CBS11) - The game had not even started and Cowboys fans were already glued to their TV screens. “Hopefully we’ll re-adapt and hopefully we’ll allow players to do what’s in their heart,” Cuban told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, “whether it’s holding an arm up in the air, whether it’s taking a knee. That rule was indeed relaxed during the conclusion of the season at the Orlando bubble. In a June interview on ESPN’s SportsCenter, Cuban said the NBA should change its rule requiring players to stand for the Anthem amidst Black Lives Matter and numerous social justice movements growing in popularity and momentum over the summer. ![]()
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