A friend forwarded this short video to me, and I thought it'd be good to share it. It explains when and how the custom of playing the Star Spangled Banner at sporting events began.
It's an interesting piece of American history and only takes a few minutes to watch:
I wonder how long it'll be before the wokesters label the Star Spangled Banner a symbol of oppression and white supremacy and get it dropped from our athletic contests. The Dallas Mavericks toyed with the idea last year, but the NBA insisted that the National Anthem be played before all games when the fans return to the arenas, so the Mavericks yielded.
Even so, the wokesters are nothing if not relentless, and with all the controversy surrounding player conduct during the Anthem, especially in the NFL and NBA, the leagues might at some point just decide it's no longer worth the trouble.