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Why do we play the national anthem before sports games? A Hang Up and Listen transcript

Sometime before the NBA regular season, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told NBA commissioner Adam Silver that his team wasn’t going to play the national anthem before home games. And why would it, given the pandemic? There were no fans, and the players certainly wouldn’t miss it. Silver said fine. And for 12 preseason and regular season games, no one noticed. Then last week, Tim Cato of the Athletic did notice. Cuban confirmed his decision, and the NBA defended it, saying that, “Under the unique circumstances of this season, teams are permitted to run their pre-game operations as they see fit.”

Slate s mistakes for the week of Feb 15

Monday Night Football for his racist comments about Donovan McNabb. He resigned from ESPN’s  Sunday NFL Countdown after making those comments. Due to an editing error, a Feb. 18 Sports misspelled Becky Hammon’s last name and Toni Smith-Thompson’s first name. In a Feb. 16 Sports, Nick Greene misstated that star Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is recovering from a knee injury. He’s recovering from an Achilles injury. In a Feb. 14 Movies, Dan Kois misidentified the university where Dr. Brian Stork is a clinical professor of urology. He works at the University of Michigan, not Michigan State. In a Feb. 13 Slatest, Jordan Weissmann misidentified

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