Dallas Mavericks No Longer Playing National Anthem Before Home Games

This is commendable. The insane nationalism and nationalistic rituals of the US are impediments to cultural progress and human unity.

Now, let's see if we can get them to stop accepting millions of tax dollars from the US military to promote violence as a career.

Those military tribute things that football does? They're ads, paid for by DoD.

My employer also does not play the national anthem before I begin work. This is how I like it.

I'm OK with this. I have nothing against the National Anthem. I don't think it's appropriate to use it as a time for personal political displays, though ultimately people do have that right. I think is disrespectful of those who died to protect that right.

That aside, an NBA game is not a competition between national teams. I don't see any obligation outside of tradition to play any national anthems, and not playing it avoids unecessary distractions.