If there was ever any doubt, a single statement from the NBA’s league office sealed it.
The moment is over.
The racial reckoning that opened eyes around the country, buoyed by the nation’s most prominent Black Americans — NBA players — has come and gone.
Mark Cuban’s subtle but effective act of removing the national anthem before the start of Dallas Mavericks home games caught the ire of the NBA, which stomped all over Cuban and proclaimed things shall return to normal with fans returning to arenas soon enough.
Who knows the reason for Adam Silver squandering a golden opportunity to subtly change a single issue that has caused more consternation than joy, wasting a chance to be this change agent he so boldly wants to be known as.