A tradition in all sporting events held in the United States is the intonation, in the previous, of the national anthem of this country, which will suffer a break in the National Basketball Association (NBA), All thanks to Dallas Mavericks and its controversial owner, the employer Mark Cuban.
The businessman revealed to Athletic which has issued an express order that all matches played at the American Airlines Center, In the State of Texas, don’t play the homeland song Banner with stars, and that this stance will remain unchanged throughout the current 2020-2021 season.
While Cuban himself and the Mavericks have not publicly stated the reasons for this drastic stance, the answer to the employer’s words can be found during last season’s restart, A la bubble of Orlando, where players knelt during the national anthem, in protest of systematic racism in the United States.
The Mavs have stopped playing the national anthem before home games this season and do not plan to play it to advance, a decision by owner Mark Cuban. Http://t.co/cVmEQnUH1V
– L’Athletic (@TheAthletic)
February 10, 2021
Mavericks will not sing the national anthem
“Hymn-related policies have gone out of control in the United States. If you want to complain, complain to your boss and ask him why he doesn’t put on the anthem every day when you start working.”, Pointed out the owner at the time.
However, it’s not the first time the Mavericks haven’t put on the U.S. anthem, Since on their arrival in the NBA, from 1980 to 1996, they preferred to put the song May God bless America, Something that changed in the mid-90s, which remained until last preseason.
So far, Dallas is the first team to take this drastic stance, something that has not been followed by the rest of the franchises, and it seems hard for others to imitate it.