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Mavericks’ Mark Cuban isn’t the first to try to stop playing the national anthem
A number of teams have tried to stop playing the national anthem in the past. It hasn t gone well.
By MATT BONSTEELThe Washington Post
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With few or zero fans in attendance this season because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to stop playing the national anthem before home games garnered little notice until this week, when team owner Mark Cuban confirmed that he had directed the team to stop playing the song.
On Wednesday, however, the NBA decreed that all “all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy.” So it seems Cuban’s attempt to stop playing the anthem will meet the same fate as others that came before it.