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| NBA Now Requiring All Players To Stand For Chinese National Anthem |
| 2020-08-02 |
| Welcome your new masters with Revolutionary Enthusiasm. [Babylon Bee] In an effort to salvage its relationship with China, the NBA is now requiring all players to stand for the Chinese national anthem at the beginning of every game. The official song of the People's Republic of China, "March of the Volunteers," will be played at the start of all professional basketball games, whether at home or abroad. All players, fans, coaches, and employees will be required to stand and solemnly sing lyrics including the following: |
| Posted by:Ebberegum Croling1752 |
| #4 Yay! For once I was right: it WAS the Bee! I was only 51% sure, though... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2020-08-02 16:31 |
| #3 The Chicom anthem might not often be played at NBA events but I would be very surprised if NBA personnel, including players weren't actually required to stand. Someone should seriously ask the NBA to explicitly state its police re all anthems. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-08-02 09:32 |
| #2 I was 50/50 on this one reading the title. Finally decided that the NBA was just corrupt enough to mandate this. Certainly fits right in with their anti-American belief. Down $1. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2020-08-02 08:11 |
| #1 Said it elsewhere: The key to the BB is that, when you read their headline, that it's the Bee does not immediately come to mind. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2020-08-02 07:17 |