Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks No Longer Playing National Anthem at Games
02-10-2021 Image Source: AP Photo/Brandon Wade The NBA stated Wednesday it will require all teams to play the national anthem before games. The bold response came one day after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban instructed his team not to play the song at its home games. In a statement to The Athletic, which first reported on the Mavs, NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said: “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.” Cuban’s team will resume playing “The St...