'It’s very simple. If they do not want to play the national anthem, they don’t take the tax dollars,' a sponsor of the bill said.

The move comes after the Dallas Mavericks stopped playing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' before home games earlier this season.

'It was my decision, and I made it in November,' team owner Mark Cuban said, The New York Times reported. Cuban offered no further comment.

'I can only imagine if Luka Doncic had said something like that to you and it got caught on tape.'