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There were threats players would strike and skip the World Series due to lack of interest, and the tension-filled finale to the season was punctuated by one moment.ĭuring the seventh inning stretch of Game 1, the band played the Star Spangled Banner. World War I was raging, the federal government called for the baseball season to end early, announcing that baseball players could be drafted immediately following play. The Cubs and Red Sox were playing in Chicago, and it was an incredibly difficult time for the nation. The ethos of the song in sports changed in 1918 during the World Series. It was common the the late 1800s for live military bands to play before National League and American League games, but at the time Star Spangled Banner was one of several songs in rotation. There is historical evidence that occasionally the song was played in the 19th century. When did we start playing the Star Spangled Banner before games? Here’s a brief history of the national anthem in sports. This isn’t a tradition that started with the founding of the nation, but rather one that began in the 20th century to raise national morale during World War I, and occasionally used to mark major events before being coopted by the federal government to perpetuate patriotic displays by using taxpayer funds. There has been a calculated effort to push conformity by making athletes stand for the anthem and hope everyone else emulates them. Cuban agreed to go along with it in his own statement. The NBA issued a statement saying all teams will play the national anthem in the future with some fans returning to arenas shortly after the Mavericks story broke. Actor Antonio Sabato Jr, most recently known for his roles in Little Women, Big Cars and Little Women, Big Cars 2 said the Mavericks owner “belongs in the trash can,” which is coincidentally where you can find his 2009 reality dating series My Antonio, which was cancelled after one season. Conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro suggested the league play the Chinese national anthem instead, in an attempt to be witty.
Pennsylvania congressman Dan Meuser said it “disrespected” the country.
The blowback from Cuban’s decision began as soon as the story broke. The move comes after widespread action during the anthem swept through the sports world as a way to protest social justice and systemic racism towards people of color. The Mavericks won’t be playing the anthem moving forward. The Dallas Mavericks quietly made the decision to phase out playing the national anthem before games this season at the request of owner Mark Cuban, according to a report from The Athletic.
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