Jeffrey Phelps / AP Republican Lawmakers Push to Require National Anthem at Sporting Events The move comes after the Dallas Mavericks stopped playing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' before home games earlier this season. By The Associated Press February 25, 2021
Ashley Landis - Pool / AP NBA Team Becomes First US Pro Sports Team to Stop Playing the National Anthem 'It was my decision, and I made it in November,' team owner Mark Cuban said, The New York Times reported. Cuban offered no further comment. By Jack Davis February 10, 2021
Ashley Landis / Pool / Getty Images NBA Player Goes Unpunished for In-Game Racial Insult to White Opponent 'I can only imagine if Luka Doncic had said something like that to you and it got caught on tape.' By Jack Davis August 24, 2020