{"id":20463,"date":"2024-12-26T17:33:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=20463"},"modified":"2024-12-26T17:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:33:43","slug":"20463","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=20463","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tradition of singing the national anthem before major sporting events has evolved into a performance, often losing its deeper meaning. However, it\u2019s crucial for players to understand its significance and show respect. As Virginia Tech basketball coach Buzz Williams explained, \u201cI don\u2019t mind Lady Gaga singing it, but these kids gotta learn why it\u2019s being performed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams delivered a powerful and emotional lesson to his team, underscoring the importance of understanding and respecting the anthem and the values it represents, ensuring that athletes appreciate the context behind this longstanding tradition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8932760345406231\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Watch the video below:<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AWRJvl2TkNk\" data-id=\"AWRJvl2TkNk\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<div data-id=\"AWRJvl2TkNk\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AWRJvl2TkNk\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AWRJvl2TkNk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tradition of singing the national anthem before major sporting events has evolved into a performance, often losing its deeper meaning. However, it\u2019s crucial for players to understand its significance and show respect. As Virginia Tech basketball coach Buzz Williams explained, \u201cI don\u2019t mind Lady Gaga singing it, but these kids gotta learn why it\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=20463\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20463"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20464,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20463\/revisions\/20464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}