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The Dallas Mavericks have stopped playing the national anthem before home games at the direction of owner Mark Cuban, he confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
I have a list going...but it's turning more into a screenplay like "Idiocracy".Despicable! What the fuck is happening to this country!
Hard to believe it took 13 home games for anybody to notice and ask him about it.
He was starting to think his plan to avoid the controversy went off without a hitch! Then someone noticed
You had respect for a Texan democrat?!
To be the contrarian in the group I never understood what the national anthem had to do with organized sports anyway.
I'm not at all anti anthem, I just never understood the connection to begin with.
It used to mean paying respect to our country and the men and women who died for us and protecting our freedoms. Allowing us to participate in the activities we do today.
For me that is what it still means to me.
Golf and Tennis are different in that there are multiple start times, and a lot of foreign players, so that makes sense to me.I dont recall Tennis, or Golf doing it, bowling, or other organized sports. It always seemed a bit weird to me why here and not there.
Golf and Tennis are different in that there are multiple start times, and a lot of foreign players, so that makes sense to me.
I've done a lot of business in Europe and the UK in particular. One of my "colleagues" once said to me, "What I love about you Americans is your "Patriocy". He said it very strange PAT - triosee. I finally figured out, he meant how patriotic we are. He specifically mentioned the National Anthem at events. I wanna keep it that way!
Shows who is still watching the games I guess.
While I get your point - I think the reality is they did not let people in and they usually don’t show it on TV (other than super bowl etc).
Monday was I think the first time (a few thousand?) people were in the crowd?
I was on the same page as everyone else here, but then I thought about it more.
By removing the national anthem from a basketball game, he’s essentially taking away his BLM players largest broadcasted platform to “protest”. This is beautiful because at the end of the day they are getting paid to be basketball players, not social justice warriors.
Shut up and dribble!!!!
This may really be the case.
Although effective in removing their platform its kind of a weak play vs confronting your paid talent on their behavior.
We’ve seen how the latter turns out.... it’s never pretty to have an owner go against their players or vice versa. Removing the anthem completely is the perfect “check mate” to the players and their beliefs because it really doesn’t matter what they believe in. They are only getting paid to put a ball in a hoop.
For example- Colin Caperknuckle is a shitty quarterback that is only rich and famous because of his protest to the national anthem.... without the nfl platform to disrespect the men and women that served our country he would just be another washed up player that has to get a normal job because his nfl career didn’t work out.
Cuban said the NBA refuses to enforce the rule that players and coaches must stand for NA. So he decided not to start games with the NA so that they can’t kneel.
Genius if you ask me, since everyone refuses to do anything about it.
Funny how it’s twisted around like he’s a bad guy and anti American. Noone ever looks anything up or does any research, just break out the pitch forks. The fucking mob of hate is relentless. [emoji849]
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Little confused here....so if what you say is true, if he appreciated country and was thankful for everything it has afforded him, HE SHOULD ENFORCE the rule!Cuban said the NBA refuses to enforce the rule that players and coaches must stand for NA. So he decided not to start games with the NA so that they can’t kneel.
Genius if you ask me, since everyone refuses to do anything about it.
Funny how it’s twisted around like he’s a bad guy and anti American. Noone ever looks anything up or does any research, just break out the pitch forks. The fucking mob of hate is relentless. [emoji849]
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Cuban said the NBA refuses to enforce the rule that players and coaches must stand for NA. So he decided not to start games with the NA so that they can’t kneel.
Genius if you ask me, since everyone refuses to do anything about it.
Funny how it’s twisted around like he’s a bad guy and anti American. Noone ever looks anything up or does any research, just break out the pitch forks. The fucking mob of hate is relentless. [emoji849]
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But that is not why he did it.
YES!Who remembers the 'Little League Pledge' ?
Where both teams lined-up on the 1st & 3rd baselines . . . one player would go to the mound.
He'd read each line out loud, and all the players would repeat . . .
I trust in God.
I love my country and will respect its laws.
I will play fair and strive to win.
But win or lose I will always do my best.
This country could use a dose of that right about now . . ..
This why none this shit is in my life anymore. To include NASCAR, NFL, etc. I refuse to support any of it.LOL. Now the NBA is demanding he play the National Anthem so players can kneel on TV..... what a SHIT SHOW.