Issuing a statementWednesdayreiteratingitslongstandingleaguepolicythatallteamswillplaythenationalanthem, MavericksownerMarkCubansaidduringanappearanceonESPN.
Andthenallof a sudden, herecomestheNBAwiththisstatementyesterday.
そして突然ですが、昨日この発言でNBAが来ました。
Soitwasinconsistent.
矛盾していたんですね。
Itseemedtobecateringto a particularsegmentofourpopulist, whichtheNBAhasreallybeenaccusedofdoing, andsothatbecomes a bitproblematicandit's alwaysproblematicwhenyousaythatyouhave a policy.
I heardfolkstalkingyesterdayabouttheissueofpatriotismagain, uh, notrecognizingthefactthatfor a lotofblackAmericansoutthere, thisisnotoldnewsforus, evenbackinthedays.
昨日、愛国心の問題について話している人がいるのを聞きましたが、多くの黒人アメリカ人にとっては
Youknow, inpostWorldWartwo, whenpatriotismwas a hugethingandfolkswantedtositupthereandhavesportsleaguesandothersreallyimplementtheplayingofthenationalanthemintotheseventiesandbeyond, youhadtheblackpressthatelectedtoediffertoelift, everyvoiceandsingbecausethenationalanthemtheyfeltwassomethingthatwasnotforblackpeoplebasedonthelyricsandbasedonhowthecountrywastreatingblackfolks, particularlyblackmilitaryveterans, andhowtheyweregettingtreatedaswell.