The Dallas Mavericks' and team owner Mark Cuban are embroiled in controversy after the NBA overruled their decision to stop playing the national anthem before games, according to ESPN. On Monday, staff members of the team revealed to The Athletic that the team hasn't played the song before any of their 13 home games at American Airlines Center this season. The decision went under the radar because there are no fans attending the games due to COVID-19 restrictions. The team had their first fan-attended game on Monday. Cuban refused to elaborate about the change to the news outlet and the NBA initially told them that “under the unique circumstances of this season, teams are permitted to run their pregame operations as they see fit.” The move immediately caused major headlines among conservative news outlets akin to the reaction when former NFL star Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel during the song. Cuban has long been one of the few NBA owners who said he would not mind if his...
