Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks went 10 home games without playing the national anthem before Adam Silver caught wind and  laid down the hammer, reinstating the league wide play-the-anthem policy.  But is the anthem really necessary before games? Or is it just an outdated ritual from the post WW2 era to condition Americans into being patriotic? Seriously.  Mr. Oldman and Swolebender discuss on this week's Shoop Da Woop.