Texas Senate passes bill requiring teams with government contracts to play national anthem at game [View all]

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https://news.yahoo.com/texas-senate-passes-bill-requiring-teams-with-government-contracts-to-play-the-national-anthem-025936653.html
Jason Owens
Thu, April 8, 2021, 9:59 PM·2 min read

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The bill gained traction after the Dallas Mavericks stopped playing the national anthem before home games this season. The practice went largely unnoticed until team owner Mark Cuban acknowledged the decision on Feb. 9 after 13 games had passed without the anthem being played.

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A day later, the NBA announced that all teams would be expected to play the anthem before games, and Cuban complied alongside a statement calling for voices who protest during the anthem to be heard:

“We respect and always have respected the passion people have for the anthem and our country. But we also loudly hear the voices of those who feel that the anthem does not represent them. We feel that their voices need to be respected and heard, because they have not been.

"Going forward, our hope is that people will take the same passion they have for this issue and apply the same amount of energy to listen to those who feel differently from them."...............................