Its a long-standing tradition to play the. He also proclaimed he is “okay with doing business with China. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Tuesday that his franchise would no longer play the national anthem prior to his teams NBA home games. The “Shark Tank” investor defended his silence on China by claiming, “I have never gotten involved in the domestic policies of ANY foreign country.”Ĭuban also told podcast host and longtime journalist Megyn Kelly that while he generally condemns human rights violations across the world, he still would not specifically denounce the Chinese Communist Party’s genocide against the Uighur people, a minority group in China. In 2020, Cuban explicitly refused to defend democratic protesters in Hong Kong facing oppression from the Chinese Communist Party, after he was challenged to do so by Republican Sen. national anthem, league members, including Cuban, have also taken a soft stance on China, one of the nation’s top national security threats. While many NBA owners, coaches, and players have all made a point to oppose the U.S. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban declared that the 'National Anthem Police in this country are out of control,' leading to a tense exchange on Twitter with Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican who represents. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Tuesday he decided before the season not to have the national anthem played before the team's home games.
Denver Nuggets game - American Airlines Center Follow me on social media:www.FB.com/Monic. The NBA currently has a policy that requires teams and their staff to “stand and line up in a dignified posture along the foul lines during the playing of the American and/or Canadian national anthems,” which was not enforced during the league’s Black Lives Matter campaigning last summer when players knelt during the anthem or even boycotted games after the shooting of Jacob Blake, but it is unclear if Cuban’s decision violates any NBA policy. 12/12/16 - Singing the National Anthem at the Dallas Mavericks vs.
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