Mark Cuban tried to take politics out of sports. The rightwing ecosphere exploded

The owner's decision to not play the anthem before Mavericks games, which went on for nearly two months before anyone noticed, set conservative media alight

From the moment nearly five years ago when Colin Kaepernick first kneeled during the national anthem to start a conversation over racial inequality and social injustice, the collective plea from the American right has been loud and clear: Keep politics out of sports.

Well, Mark Cuban obliged them. Then all hell broke loose.