Following Mark Cuban’s controversial announcement that he would no longer play the National Anthem prior to Dallas Mavericks games, the Dallas Stars felt the need to release their own statement regarding the Anthem.
<p><span>DALLAS (February 11, 2021) 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.</span></p>
Mark Cuban relents, says Mavericks will play anthem Follow Us
Question of the Day By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
The NBA and Mark Cuban both backtracked Wednesday, with the league telling clubs, including Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks, they must include the national anthem as part of pregame activities after the Dallas owner’s decision to do away with performances of the song at home games this season threatened to turn into a political disaster.
Cuban issued a statement Wednesday saying the Mavericks would play the anthem starting Wednesday night against Atlanta, reversing course after not playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” for Dallas’ first 13 home preseason and regular-season games this campaign.