Stanford basketball left the court before the national anthem ahead of national championship game

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• Top-seeded Stanford took on No. 3 Arizona in this year's NCAA women's national championship game.
• The Cardinal players and staff left the court before the pregame playing of the national anthem.
• Their absence was even more noteworthy considering ESPN aired the entire rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." 
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