Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has changed his stance on players kneeling for the national anthem. Before the 2017-18 NBA season, Cuban said that he was in full support of peaceful protesting, but he wanted Mavericks players to stand during the anthem. On Thursday, Cuban said that he will be behind his players who decide to kneel when the NBA season resumes in Orlando. But with ongoing protests against racial inequality and police brutality occurring nationwide, Cuban said that the league needs to allow the players to peacefully protest during the national anthem when games resume. Hopefully we'll allow players to do what's in their heart," Cuban said.

Source: Fox News June 18, 2020 21:56 UTC