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NEW YORK NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass issued the following statement:
“To clarify any remaining misconception, LeBron James briefly attended an outdoor event last week where participants were required to be vaccinated or return a negative test result. Under these circumstances and in consultation with medical experts, it was determined that his attendance did not create risks related to the spread of COVID-19 and therefore no quarantine was necessary. Over the course of this season, there have been numerous similar violations of the league’s Health and Safety Protocols, which were addressed with the players’ team in a similar fashion.
The NBA requires that all teams play the national anthem before games in keeping with longstanding league policy . But Dallas Mavericks owner Cuban reportedly said the team had decided not to play it at home games. Just a day after Cuban said he had no plans to play the national anthem at any future home games, NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said in a statement on Wednesday, With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming back fans into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy, Bass said.
Mark Cuban and Shaquille O Neal attend Michael Rubin s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on February 1, 2020, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Getty Images)
The Dallas Mavericks have not played the National Anthem at home games all season.
Published February 11th
Written by BET Staff
The NBA is forcing all teams to play the National Anthem before games after Dallas Mavericks owner
Mark Cuban halted the tradition at the start of the 2020-21 season.
NBA Chief Communications Officer
Mike Bass said in a statement on Wednesday (Feb. 10) that “with NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with [the] longstanding league policy.”
Speaking with the
New York Timeson Tuesday (Feb. 9), Cuban said that he had made the decision for the Mavs to stop playing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in November.