Sep 18, 2008 at 01:16 pm by Evil Beet

I was actually trying to avoid this — mostly because, in all honesty, I have no idea who this person is or even really what sport he plays — but I’ve had enough of you email me about it that it’s clear you guys want to talk about it.

Here’s Dallas Mavericks star Josh Howard, being videotaped during the national anthem at a game. “‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is going on,” he says. “I don’t celebrate this shit. I’m black.” Then there’s some muttering about Obama.

Discuss.