{"id":10978,"date":"2020-06-19T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mavericks-owner-mark-cuban-ill-join-players-kneeling-during-anthem\/"},"modified":"2020-06-19T01:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T22:35:00","slug":"mavericks-owner-mark-cuban-ill-join-players-kneeling-during-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mavericks-owner-mark-cuban-ill-join-players-kneeling-during-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mavericks owner Mark Cuban: I\u2019ll join players kneeling during anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mavericks owner Mark Cuban: I\u2019ll join players kneeling during anthem<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 18, 2020 |<\/span> 6:35pm <\/p>\n

\n As several athletes across all sports have declared they will kneel during the national anthem for their upcoming season in solidarity with the racial injustice protests around the country, one NBA owner has expressed his desire to join his players.<\/p>\n

In an interview with ESPN\u2019s \u201cOutside the Lines\u201d on Thursday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was asked what his reaction would be if he saw Mavericks players not standing during the anthem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they were taking a knee and they were being respectful, I\u2019d be proud of them. Hopefully I\u2019d join them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Considering NBA rules explicitly state that players and coaches must stand during the national anthem, Cuban mentioned that he hopes the league can \u201callow players to do what\u2019s in their heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s holding their arm up in the air, whether it\u2019s taking a knee, whatever it is, I don\u2019t think this is an issue of respect or disrespect to the flag or to the anthem or to our country,\u201d he said. \u201cI think this is more a reflection of our players\u2019 commitment to this country and the fact that it\u2019s so important to them that they\u2019re willing to say what\u2019s in their heart and do what they think is right.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll defer to [commissioner] Adam [Silver] on any final judgments and [players\u2019 union executive director] Michele Roberts. But the reality is, my hope is we\u2019ll let the players do exactly what they think is the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuban seems to have changed his tune since 2017, when he voiced a much different opinion on athletes kneeling during the national anthem after President Donald Trump had made his opinion on the matter known.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is America, and I\u2019m proud of people who speak out civilly. That\u2019s who we are as a country,\u201d Cuban said at the time. \u201cI\u2019ll be standing there with my hand over my heart. I think the players will be [standing]. I expect them to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, since the Black Lives Matter movement has swept the nation following death of George Floyd \u2013 a black man from Minneapolis who was killed after police knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes \u2013 Cuban says he\u2019s changed his mindset.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I think we\u2019ve learned a lot since 2017,\u201d Cuban said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve evolved as a country. And this is really a unique point in time where we can grow as a society, we can grow as a country and become far more inclusive and become far more aware of the challenges that minority communities go through.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019ll stand in unison with our players, whatever they choose to do. But again, when our players in the NBA do what\u2019s in their heart, when they do what they feel represents who they are and look to move this country forward when it comes to race relationships, I think that\u2019s a beautiful thing and I\u2019ll be proud of them.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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