Mark Cuban's cancellation of the NBA national anthem sparks a debate on patriotism versus practicality, with arguments that standing for domestic games is illogical compared to international competitions. The discussion veers into historical anecdotes about post-WWI traditions and controversial jokes regarding athletes like LeBron James and transgender players, while an ad break interrupts the analysis of global anthems from India and Britain. Ultimately, the episode highlights the tension between symbolic respect and modern sports culture, suggesting that mandatory standing may be outdated for purely domestic leagues. [Automatically generated summary]
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Mark Cuban Stops National Anthem00:04:26
Interesting story.
Mark Cuban is continuing to be absolutely brilliant.
And I know I'm going to get a little bit of pushback about this.
But Mark Cuban has said that he's going to stop playing the national anthem before home games for the Dallas Mavericks.
Yes.
I love this.
Yes.
This is a great idea.
And listen, I'm more American than the people that stormed Capitol Hill.
I am.
I love America.
I justify all the fuck shit we do overseas.
I mean, it's horrible.
It is the thing that I am the least objective about is how much I love America.
Right.
Okay.
But the national anthem, the sports games is absolutely.
It doesn't make any sense.
It makes no fucking sense.
Doesn't make any sense.
You sit down in the seat.
You got your fucking nachos.
You got your drink.
You're comfy.
You're ready to go.
And then they play the national anthem.
I got to stand up.
If you want to play the national anthem as we walked into the arena when we're already standing, we're on the escalator.
Man.
Convenient.
There we go.
We're waiting for our chips.
I'm in line right here.
I love it.
Matter of fact, if you want, before I enter the arena, did I have to go through the national anthem like a security checkpoint, like a TSA?
But I got to go to the Canvas EV or the... The Pledge Allegiance to not commit acts of terrorism on the United States of America.
I'm just going to watch the game.
That's what they make you say.
Yeah.
Maybe it might be a little different.
Thank you for building this country.
But in all seriousness, I think that the national anthem, don't get me wrong.
I understand it has historical significance in terms of sporting events, especially when it comes to the Olympics.
The Olympics, it makes sense.
Okay?
The Olympics is country versus country.
Country versus country competing.
Everybody play in the NBA outside of Canada is from America.
We're all on the same side here.
We all know where we want to be.
That's why we're fucking here.
Yep.
Okay.
We're all about America, baby.
Yep.
And I'll tell you this.
Removing the national anthem before a basketball game would be worth never having to hear the Canadian national anthem at a basketball game.
That's a great point.
Because the only thing worse than hearing the national anthem, having to get out of your seat, is having to get out of your seat for fucking old Canada.
Okay?
Two anthems, first of all, is a problem.
Oh, my God.
Second of all, that shit don't slap.
It's just too much.
That's why they're so nice.
You can't even be an asshole with such a whack anthem.
Yes.
It's just like, what am I going to be an asshole?
I can't be obnoxious.
Yes.
Pussy ass anthem.
Yeah.
It is.
I know Robbie Slovak has that joke about the, it's just so insecure, like forcing the kids to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school.
It's a really good joke.
Shout out to Robbie.
But the same thing holds true to the sports games.
Like, America's dope.
You don't got to force us into liking America.
Like, this is the sexiest culture.
There's the reason why the entire world is influenced by America because it's sex, baby.
Okay.
We're not dressing like motherfuckers in Mongolia.
I don't know if they're dressing like us.
I don't know anything about Mongolia.
They really fell the fuck off.
It was Genghis Khan and then downhill, baby.
They were killing us.
It really was.
Genghis Khan, Genghis gone.
Genghis Khan, Genghis gone.
Now all they got is that delicious beef that's Chinese.
It's not even Mongoli.
Dude, China took your beef.
They put it on their menu.
That's like what the Irish did to you guys.
Yeah.
And the English.
And a lot of people.
Yeah, yeah.
We got the illustrous food.
Point is.
Oh, that was a good spin.
You didn't.
Point is.
I don't.
You know, I think Mark Cuban is doing that's great.
He's telling reporters, fuck you.
Because Mark Cuban didn't announce this.
Yeah.
Reporters asked him and then he confirmed it.
This is just the media trying to make the national anthem a story like they always do.
Nobody gave a fuck about the anthem and then the media made it this big divisive thing.
Do you stand?
Do you not stand?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I think he's just like, let's just rip the bandaid off.
Media, you can run with this for a couple of weeks and then it's done.
Who gives a fuck?
We're not doing this anthem controversy anymore.
Yeah.
Who stands?
Who sits?
It's over.
Yeah.
We're American.
Because they know that it's a divisive one because it seems somewhat like anti-American if you're not acknowledging the anthem in the proper way.
He's been fodder for months.
Entire NFL seasons are hinging on the anthem.
Yeah.
And he's like, nah, it's done.
Let's be honest.
The most of us, like, once you get into that uncomfortable ass seat in a stadium, you don't really want to get up.
Oh, you got to take your hat off.
Media Overblows Anthem Controversy00:03:55
My hair looks like shit.
I put the hat on for a reason.
That's it.
I'm having a terrible hair down there.
There's a great clip of Jerry Jones who makes everybody stand up for the anthem.
Yeah.
Of him not taking his hat off.
And his son is like, yo, take your hat off.
And he won't do it probably because he doesn't have his toupee on.
He doesn't want people to see it.
Hilarious, bro.
So he's just like, nah, I can't.
Yo, you think they make Jews do that?
What?
Take off the kippah?
Yeah.
Interesting.
Big religious stuff.
You allowed to keep it on.
Interesting.
No, because didn't, what is it?
What's that motherfucker's name?
Sharif Abdurrahim.
Yeah, Sharif Abdurrahim.
Oh, but it wasn't religious reasons that he was.
Yeah, I think it was like geopolitical reasons.
Yeah.
That's how American I am.
I'm like, hey, bro, get your ass up, man.
You know what I mean?
Pick a side.
You know what I mean?
Pick a motherfucking side.
But having it not played at all, I'm completely okay.
Yeah, I'm kind of surprised.
I was like reading about it.
Yeah, what is the history of it?
So basically, like it was not played prior to like the 1900s.
So like it was played like a little bit during the 1800s, but in order to play the national anthem at a sporting event, you had to have a whole band.
That's right.
You had to have a sound system.
You had to have an entire band, so it costs a lot of money.
What happens in the 1900s, though?
World War One.
Ooh, he's a national pride.
So in 1918, basically, you're like a year away from World War I starting.
100,000 men have died.
There was a terrorist attack or like some bombing in Chicago.
The government just said they're going to start drafting baseball players.
They said we're going to start drafting MLB players.
So the mood at game one of the World Series.
Also, I like that move.
Like you get the athletes first.
They should be the first people drafted.
Why are you drafting some fat fucking schleppe idiot that is a janitor at a middle school?
Yeah.
You go after the athletes.
Front line.
Yeah, LeBron James, the AK.
Yeah.
Maybe not on the front line.
That's an easy target.
But like somewhere.
That's a good point.
You know, like who's got to do that?
I feel like you send the fat people in first, and then you get the real athletes to clean it up.
And in the meantime, we still get to watch games.
Dude, I like it.
Don't get me wrong.
Just let him play.
I like it, but I want to see the athletes on the front lines.
I want to see each one that has a specific skill used to the best of their ability.
Steph Curry?
Sniper.
Sniper.
100%.
Put him up there on top of a building, have him picking off ISIS like it's nothing, Al.
I see you over there.
Big supporter of the Taliban.
Yeah.
He's going to take away all our players.
I'm okay with that.
We'll find more.
You think they're going to die?
Why do you think they're going to die?
That's fucked up, bro.
Yo, that is fucked up by that.
Seven foot motherfucker.
Bro, you think Shaq is going to die, bro?
He gets hit with one bullet, picks it up, flicks it.
That's true.
Oh, that's all you got?
Good point.
That's all you got.
That's the biggest target.
I'm aiming for that moment.
No, he's shouting.
He's Superman.
That was a little just bounce off of him.
That's what I'm saying.
Yeah.
He's actually kind of an asshole to call himself that and then not go actually fight the wars that we need him to fight.
He's a cop though.
That's a good idea.
You can't call yourself Superman without doing those copper shit.
Jack Jack be fighting crime.
Does he fight crime?
Why are he out there dunking on six-year-olds and cul-de-sacs?
Yeah.
Right?
I don't see this guy doing anything absolutely crazy as a sheriff or wherever the fuck he was.
Yeah, but he'd be doing it.
I don't know if he'd be doing it.
We got to make regular superheroes do that shit.
Dwight Howard, that's the one that needs to be out there.
You say you're Superman too.
He'd be wearing capes and shit.
Yeah.
Skirts, capes, all that kind of flowy shit.
Have him out there fighting for trans rights.
That's what you need to send to the Middle East.
That's actually a great idea.
I've been trying this shit.
It's lit.
I'm just saying the dudes be wearing dresses out there, too.
That's his dream world.
He's going to go out there, like, why are we fighting?
This is everything I've ever wanted.
But yeah, so basically, they have game one of the World Series.
Chicago's playing the Red Sox.
And in the middle of the game, like 7th inning stretch, they have the band there.
They play the national anthem.
And one of the players was in the Navy.
Players Salute Flag During Game00:07:11
And he goes and salutes the flag.
And everyone else starts saluting the flag.
And like this once, like, really shush crowd that was like kind of like, you know, somber and tired, all of a sudden they erupt and it's the highlight of the game.
Love it.
Fake story.
So then they start playing it at every game of the World Series.
And then they start playing it at every game in the MLB.
And then the NFL commissioner says we got to play this at every game.
And then the NBA, the same deal.
But it wasn't even the national anthem at the time.
You believe this shit?
No.
Sean DeRhines wrote this.
Salute the flag.
Oh, salute the flag.
It wasn't even the national anthem at the time.
That's what's one of them.
We were supposed to believe.
Remember that fucking race where the two black guys put their fists up?
Yeah.
We supposed to believe that story?
Like a white guy beat a black guy when it was still black and white.
Television sets.
Come on, bro.
An Australian was fast at running.
Yep.
He got third, though, didn't he?
He got second.
He beat one of the black guys.
Better put your fist down.
That's why his head is down.
I can't believe it.
Yep.
But what's crazy?
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He's just raising his hand.
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Now let's get back to it.
Boarding events aren't going to be the same.
Why not?
Like a boxing match.
You look, that's like the start of it once they if it's a big event and you get an ill singer, let's go.
Whitney Houston, let's go.
Yo, let's cut the ring walk.
Have them sitting there ready to go.
I'm tired of all that shit.
I don't want to hear the story.
Cut the ring, bro.
Just house on the street.
Say, yo.
I like it.
Let's start.
That's kind of what UFC is.
But we need to run those other things.
He's good with it.
He said Olympics.
What if it's a boxing match between hold on one combo?
Boxing match versus Mexican and versus an American.
What about it?
Do we play both anthems?
No, you just play ours.
Let them know.
Okay.
I think you play the anthem of wherever the boxing match is.
Also, if we're playing the Raptors, you should play the national anthem.
If we're ever playing a foreign country or foreign team, national anthem.
Boxing match, do like the Olympics.
If you win, they play your anthem.
Ain't nobody want to hear that shit when it's over, bro.
I want to hear rap.
No, it's just celebrating.
I want to hear some hip-hop.
I want to hear the music.
Play Rick Ross, bro.
Say what?
Just play Rick Ross.
Play Rick Ross.
They did that.
Could be kind of cool.
You can choose your own anthem.
Yo, that's the other thing, bro.
We're okay with this shit because our anthem slaps.
But these other countries whose anthems are garbage, I don't think they're playing that shit before games.
Are other countries playing their national anthems before games?
That's a good question.
Let me check out.
I don't think so, dogs.
Say what?
Canada probably do.
Yeah, they do because they try and do what we do.
How does that anthem even go?
Oh, Canada.
That's it.
Those are all the words for the song.
But I keep trying to fit it in the American one.
Oh, Canada.
That's what I want to do.
Canada.
Our home and native lands.
No shit, bro.
No fucking shit.
I think they're describing like what other countries are in North America.
And they're like, America, Mexico.
Oh, Canada, too.
This is our place.
Oh, yeah.
We have a country here.
It's like they forgot.
Their anthem sucks, bro.
Low-key, but everybody else's sucks.
What is God Save the Queen?
Do you know Britain's national anthem, which used to be yours?
Remember when y'all were singing that shit?
You don't know your former national anthem?
You don't remember that shit, bro?
You don't remember when they were taking your diamonds and you had to sing that shit as they would walk your diamonds out the country, bro?
You would think that.
I'll take that.
I'll take that.
Snatch it right off your bindy.
I don't remember to be able to.
What if back in the day y'all all used to put gems, like precious gems, right there?
Oh, Lil Uzi Vert, maybe that shit.
Lil Uzi Vert.
Y'all were the first Lil Uzi Vert.
Nah, we're the first Avenger that Thanos took that shit out of his head.
Oh, yeah.
Vision.
Didn't see that coming.
No, for real.
Son, how that shit go.
You don't know shit.
No, no, no.
You don't know the Indian national anthem?
No, no, no.
Come on, bro.
I don't.
I don't know.
You got to stop leaning into this Indian shit, dog.
That's why it's called overcompensating, bro.
Well, under that shit, you got it.
Yo, you trying to hear the Indian national anthem?
Hell yeah.
Let's go.
All right, here we go.
Let's hear it.
How do you even know if y'all stand for it?
Word.
All right, what's he saying?
We will do what the white people make us do.
But we will also do what the Muslim people make us do.
We are here to do what you want us to do.
And we will shake our wrists and dance our best.
I missed the last line, but it was very funny.
We will do what the farmers want us to do.
Yo, the only people y'all won't do?
You don't know the Scottish National National?
No.
You want me to sing it or what?
Yeah, sing that shit.
Okay, I'm about to sing it.
I'm about to sing that shit.
I don't think you're ready for me to sing this shit.
Do you ready for me to sing it?
Sing it.
Sing it.
God save the Queen.
Our home and native land.
Stand beside her and guide her.
God save me.
That shit is fire, bro.
Remember, William Wallace is like, they will take our lives.
But they'll never take our freedom.
Snatch that.
Snatch it.
How about we do both?
How long is Never?
How long does Never last for, William?
Where he got face paint in the 1600s, though.
My man was just leaving a soccer match.
But where you get blue?
Yeah.
Ain't no blue shit out there.
No party city.
Yeah.
That's a lie.
Dude, never had blue.
Oh, shit.
What color do you think it was?
Green is all you got green, bro.
Yeah, you got green.
You got plants that are green, and that's all we got.
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That's a good ass point.
Come on, dude.
I know about these things, bro.
I know.
You want to know about Scotland?
I know shit.
I'm like you.
You don't know shit about India, okay?
Don't even know your damn national anthem.
I could have told you that shit.
Sing the second verse of the Indian national anthem.
Get hit it.
You know it.
You want it?
Hit it.
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