No national anthem at Mavs game

[Dahlsim]

Cuban, apparently:  "But we also loudly hear the voices of those who feel that the anthem does not represent them."

I'm not sure I even understand what Cuban means.  As far as I can see, the Anthem is not supposed to "represent" any one, or any group, in particular.  I just look at it as a song that was written to commemorate not being killed by King George's army. ...

Yeah, its a line from Cuban that really stands out to me as well but I think I get it and I think it refers to other people that Mark Cuban intended to represent by ceasing to play the Anthem.   

The Anthem played has traditionally been intended to commemorate a shared sense of national unity and loyalty to the country and a sense to gratitude for the sacrifices that were made to keep the country free, particularly in military conflicts. The Anthem directly ties back to the sacrifices made in wars. 

Basically the idea was to share good thoughts and feeling about the United States as a country. 
 
There's a very large segment of the US population today that hear the Anthem and think of bad things association with the country. I talk to many people like this regularly that feel this way when words like US Patriotism or loyalty are used.  They are reminded of bad things. This refers especially to things related to the history of slavery and racism but for many it encompasses a whole litany of  what is perceived as bad things American has done or does.   

So as Cuban says here some feel that traditional shared sense of unity and gratefulness over the Anthem simply does not represent them or the way they feel about the country when they hear it. 

To go back to the word propaganda I mentioned earlier, the systemic messaging changed over the years in terms of US Propaganda.  In many ways the propaganda messaging has been reversed for several decades.  Its easy to see just by going back and watch old movies vs. new movies or pulling up old media or news of any kind vs modern media and entertainment.