The NBA said on Wednesday that all teams will continue play the National Anthem before games, in accordance with policy. The directive came a day after the Dallas Mavericks announced they no longer would play the song. NBA chief communications officer Mike Bass said in a statement: "With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy."Dallas has not played the Star-Spangled Banner before any of their 13 regular or preseason games which were played this season at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban responded after the league's statement and said the team will play the anthem Wednesday in Dallas, saying in a statement: "We respect and always have respected the passion people have for the anthem and our country. I have always stood for the anthem with the hand over my heart no matter where I hear it played. But we also hear the voices
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