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NBA Pulls Rank, Tells Mark Cuban to Play National Anthem

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Feb 10th, 2021 · 2:18 PM EST

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Wednesday morning, we wrote about Mark Cuban’s decision not to play the national anthem before Dallas Mavericks games.

That is now a thing of the past, as the NBA has pulled rank and shut him down:

The NBA says in a statement that the national anthem will be played by all teams “in keeping with long-standing league policy.” pic.twitter.com/znvBW41lfT

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) February 10, 2021

Welp. There you go. The national anthem returns to the American Airlines Center. Cuban was shut down by the league.

Edit –

Cuban offered this statement:

Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks will resume playing the Anthem tonight vs. Atlanta. Statement from Cuban, in part: “The hope is that those who feel passionate about the anthem being played will be just as passionate in listening to those who do not feel it represents them.” pic.twitter.com/XnXpd8ThlW

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 10, 2021

Edit 2 – Here’s the Dallas Stars taking a swipe at their neighbors:

We have issued the following statement regarding the National Anthem. pic.twitter.com/7ZR7HXMW73

— z – Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) February 10, 2021