Donald Trump wants WNBA players to stand and be visible for the national anthem, but Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase has other priorities as her squad trails the Atlanta Dream 2-1 in the WNBA Finals.

While singers Goapele, Q Parker, and seven-time Grammy winner Alanis Morissette sang the anthem during the series' first games, Nakase and her Valkyries stayed in the locker room to study plays for late-minute game planning before tipoff.

The routine hasn't changed for the WNBA Finals and conservative outlets continued to press Nakase about it on Friday after several players on both teams were also asked about skipping the song.

"That's just kind of, you know, we're two years in," Nakase explained to Outkick. "That's been part of our pregame, so that's kind of been our focus, is that we do our pregame the way we decided to do it."

Reporters kept asking the Valkyries' head coach who originally established the arrangement and why, but she said she didn't know.

"I understand your question. I'm not trying to not answer your question. It's just part of our pregame. I'm with my staff, so I'm focused on my plays. That's what I'm doing right now."

The questioning followed Trump's call for supporters to boycott the WNBA completely over the players' anthem absences. Trump made his comments during an Iowa rally to help local GOP candidate Ashley Hinson get elected or re-elected.

“You know the NFL did that for a while and they stopped because people stopped watching the games," Trump said to supporters. "I think you should do the same thing with women’s basketball."

Videos uploaded to social media showed players from both teams sprinting to the locker room and leaving the court before the pregame routine began in each finals game.

The WNBA's official rulebook came into question after the league required players, coaches, and trainers to stand respectfully during the anthem. The league seemingly and very quietly suspended enforcement of that provision in 2017.

The quiet change was little publicized, sparked confusion, and deepened the divide between fans on either side of the issue. The WNBA offered courtside etiquette guidance, but never said players had to stand on the sidelines.

WNBA teams have since followed varying routines. The Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury both stayed on the floor during last year's finals.

Trump has also targeted LeBron James and called the Philadelphia 76ers star a "total disgrace" after footage showed him moving his arms during the anthem before his season opener.

James's detractors are convinced that the NBA star was working on his golf swing. The NBA star brushed off the criticism after Philadelphia's comeback win over Cleveland, calling it a "slow news day at the office."

Following a Game 1 victory, the Valkyries now trail 2-1 in the finals after a 97-71 loss in Atlanta on Wednesday.