Cuban and the Mavs had skipped the playing of the anthem to start the season at home games, but will now go back to following NBA policy.
After the hoopla surrounding a recent report from The Athletic around the Dallas Mavericks choosing not to play the national anthem before games to start the season, team governor Mark Cuban has decided to go back to following league policy and play “The Star-Spangled Banner” pregame once again. The decision came after conversations with the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver about the need to return to usual as more teams bring fans back into the building for games. “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,” said Mark Bass, the league’s chief communications officer.
