re: What’s the real story here?

I’ll let everybody who thinks the world started 20 years ago in on a little secret: The men’s and women’s basketball teams at the PMAC have always been in the locker room during the anthem since the 1970s. At LSU, the anthem is always played somewhere between 8-10 minutes before the game starts. Teams always come out for final warm-ups after the anthem. And, so, that’s probably part of LSU’s pregame routine on the road, too.

In other words, even for someone like me who stands and believes those in attendance for the anthem should stand, this is the biggest fricking nothingburger there is.