News: Mavs first team to stop playing national anthem.

So is this a 'singing increases Covid by 1000% - because science' decision?

Or is this just convenient timing and it's a 'the national anthem is racist' decision?

 

I never understood why Americans play the Anthem before games. Of it is a game between two nations I understand. But in you own league, wit?

 

Never a fan of the anthem before every sporting event. When it's played so often it feels like an obligation that cheapens it.

It should feel important.

 

The National Anthem is political and has no place in sports. Keep it in the Olympics or the World Cup where people are representing our country of course, but why do sports represent a complete representative of America our country? It's only there to create nationalism and associate something you love (sports) with another thing you love (our country).

 

What if it's a what's-the-purpose of playing it decision? Or it takes away from the focus of the product (basketball) decision? Or maybe it's a my-best-player-ever-was-from-Germany and had to listen to the anthem 1667 times and it felt like a bit much decision?

 

I want to say Australia does it because I know they do before State of Origin games. I'm racking my brain to remember if they play it before normal rugby league games every weekend or not.

It's one of the things outsiders (myself, a brother and several friends) all find fascinating and considered a great point to Americans - how patriotic they are to their country. I should probably use the terminology 'were' though now instead.

 

Is this an assertion or a fact that the Star Spangled banner is political? If so, what political party do you say it supports? Did you know that, in China, back in the day, was either Communist or Nationalist? The Nationalists is now Formosa/Taiwan/China. I’m all about a melting pot as I am an immigrant here myself. As a citizen, I get to exercise many rights afforded to my by the constitution. The national anthem is a reminder of those rights. When that goes out of existence, something else takes over i it’s place to fill that space. My two cents. You’re free, to do what you will.

 

Mark Cuban will never be president.

 

I wonder how much faux outrage he'll get for that?

 

Please move to D&D. You can not have a valuable conversation on the topic without discussing slavery, patriotism, tradition...or if I reference emails from some of my older coworkers' 'our HERITAGE !!!!'

 

What you get when you let a Cuban run a team.

 

I can see what it represents to you when you hear it, but not everyone hears what you hear.

It is political. If I could sit down and talk to my buddy throughout the song, I might feel differently. However, anytime you hear the National Anthem (which I do actually like the song, but not how it's used) the people around you will expect you to stand at attention, take your hat off and respect the tradition.. otherwise many many of them around you will consider you an unpatriotic b*stard.

If I do not show that respect to the event, people will say something along the lines of: "Do you hate America?" That, my friend, makes it political. It's the reaction to its seeming disrespect that makes it political.

My feeling is that people should feel free to leave politics out of their private life so that they may enjoy their lives as Americans (or guests or migrants or immigrants) however they should choose. Being forced to listen to half-assed patriotism at every major event doesn't allow Americans/guests/migrants/immigrant the freedom to not give a ****. Culturally we have to do certain things or face ridicule and for that.. I am proud of Cuban.

Glad you're here with us here in this pretty nation and thanks for sharing your point of view.

 

There’s no fans in Dallas yet. So it makes sense

 

Exactly good amount of NBA players aren’t even American.

 

Cuban is also not allowing any female reporters into the lockerroom.

 

Love it!, IMO sports is never about a patriotic mood. There are other events for that.

 

Last Rox home game, a spurs fan, several rows behind me (section 112) didn't stand up. He was with 3 others, they stood. But no one bothered him. That said, only takes one moron not minding their own business to start some ****.