Natalie Gilbert returned to sing at the Moda Center 22 years after she received an assist from Cheeks while struggling with ...

Thomas Tuchel believes that he must “earn the right” to sing the national anthem before England games. Tuchel will take ...

Maurice Cheeks helped Natalie Gilbert finish the national anthem when she performed it at a Portland Trail Blazers game in ...

The national anthem has become a staple ... Dallas Mavericks in a first-round playoff game. Natalie Gilbert, then 13 years old, took center court to sing, but midway through the performance ...

A little girl who needed Maurice Cheeks' help to sing the national anthem at a Portland Trail Blazers game in 2003 had a second shot at the song on Wednesday ...

When Cheeks was the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2003, he intervened to help Natalie Gilbert sing the national anthem before a Western Conference finals game. Gilbert, who was 13 at ...

The Portland Trail Blazers welcomed back a memorable national anthem singer ahead of their game against the New York ... 76ers guard continued to sing alongside her, and the crowd joined in ...

Ahead of Game 3 in Portland, the team invited 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert to sing the national anthem. The young singer stumbled over her words under the bright lights of the playoffs, at which ...

For Wednesday's game, the Blazers invited Natalie Zito (née Gilbert) to sing the national anthem during the pregame festivities. Zito is best-known among basketball fans for one of her prior ...

Cheeks sang along and motioned ... Even in the midst of a postseason game, there are instances when an interaction transcends the action itself. That 2003 national anthem rendition engrossed ...