Mavs owner Cuban stops playing national anthem at home games

[togmaster]

Couldn't care less about the NBA but this still bothers me.

Mavs’ Cuban relents on anthem after NBA reiterates policy

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban relented Wednesday and the national anthem will be played before home games this season after the NBA reiterated its “longstanding league policy” to include the song.

longisland.news12.com

 

[Robin]

He was an asshole long before anti-americanism hit the mainstream. Makes me almost wish I watched the nbA so I could not watch it.
Robin

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

I say good.

Let's be honest.

93.2% of fans of the NBA are not very patriotic and could give 2 shits. He's just pandering to anti american players and fans.

Just keep supporting rapists and violent criminals by putting their names on your jerseys. Let everyone know where your priorities lay.

Anyone who was marginal on the fence is going to be further alienated and pushed away.

The more clear and distinct differences between who wants what, or who values what I say the better.

 

[Saltwater60]

He’s a cock sucker so that’s fine!!

 

[GOYABEAN]

# to all who hate America

 

[SonOfSun]

Couldn't care less about the NBA but this still bothers me.

Mavs’ Cuban relents on anthem after NBA reiterates policy

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban relented Wednesday and the national anthem will be played before home games this season after the NBA reiterated its “longstanding league policy” to include the song.

longisland.news12.com

Why does it bother you? Because they don't sing a song you like before throwing a ball in a net? Do you sing the national anthem before you go to work? That's what it is for professional players, a job. Are you mad at your coworkers lack of displayed patriotism by not singing before they start their workday?

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Why does it bother you? Because they don't sing a song you like before throwing a ball in a net? Do you sing the national anthem before you go to work? That's what it is for professional players, a job. Are you mad at your coworkers lack of displayed patriotism by not singing before they start their workday?

If it's no big deal, why don't they do it?

 

[prambo]

Although this pisses me off to some extent, what virtue signalling rich muthafuckas do welll.....

 

[Jmac00]

FIRST, LET ME STATE, i hate basketball, I mean, more like despise the NBA

BUT, old marky-mark has a problem, the NBA LEAGUE has said he MUST play the National Anthem. He has no choice

i wonder what the league fine will be

 

[togmaster]

Why does it bother you? Because they don't sing a song you like before throwing a ball in a net? Do you sing the national anthem before you go to work? That's what it is for professional players, a job. Are you mad at your coworkers lack of displayed patriotism by not singing before they start their workday?

It bothers me that this entertainment event (not sport) is being used as a political scheme. A true sport is about the competition not a display of the team owners' opinions.

 

[spat]

Why does it bother you? Because they don't sing a song you like before throwing a ball in a net? Do you sing the national anthem before you go to work? That's what it is for professional players, a job. Are you mad at your coworkers lack of displayed patriotism by not singing before they start their workday?

They're entertainers. The anthem is part of the show.

Their audience wants it (probably less for the NBA than the NFL, but still on balance, they do).

If McDonald's stopped serving french fries it would piss a lot of people off too.

 

[meketrefe]

Changing a tradition might be as absurd as thinking the anthem is a representation of political standing or certain values.
Tribalism is so absurd that if you tell people something means so much to somebody they are going to use it just to polarize and divide.
Politicians love this state of confusion and ignorance so they can divide and control even more people.
And the people let them.

 

[@thewheels]

And for Mark's next trick, they'll play the national anthem of the PRC at the start and end of each game.
Must....appease....your emerging markets.

 

[Vapor]

The opiate of the masses isn't patriotic?

 

[Modean]

Being as I have never cared about the NBA, this just reinforces that view.

 

[GOPerfect]

I think this should bother me, but it does not.

I see the little things adding up, the little things are what ruins the big things. These actions will grow and the US will shrink smaller and smaller.

I'm going shopping for more food and gas....

 

[repete]

I think this should bother me, but it does not.

I see the little things adding up, the little things are what ruins the big things. These actions will grow and the US will shrink smaller and smaller.

I'm going shopping for more food and gas....

See you there!

 

[Cooolone]

Zulu Foxtrot MudderFucka!!!