NBA silent as WNBA Finals teams skip national anthem before Games 1 and 2

Some WNBA Finals teams reportedly skipped the national anthem before Games 1 and 2, and the NBA has not commented. Conservative media criticized the Valkyries and Dream over it.

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1. 29 Oct, 21:20 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 29 Oct, 21:20 UTCPicked up on News
3. 29 Oct, 21:34 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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