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Opinion | To honor July 4, the NBA should skip the national anthem. Its players already are.

Jul 04, 2021 View Original Article
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    -4% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    16% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -20% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : An all-too-familiar nightly performance of nationalism would ensue -- for 40 years, the National Basketball Association has required players "to stand and line up in a dignified posture" during the national anthem -- and then Irving and Durant would return to join their teammates for the starting lineups as if nothing had happened.

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