Natalie Zito was back in the building that changed her life, performing a stunning rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...

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

Twenty-two years after her last national anthem performance before a Portland Trail Blazers game, Natalie Gilbert was back Wednesday night to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" with Maurice Cheeks in ...

NBA fans witnessed a heartwarming moment on Wednesday when a national anthem singer reunited with longtime coach Maurice ...

The national anthem has become a staple of major American ... Fortunately, she had an eager helper in the form of then-Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks, who stepped up and encouraged her to ...

Before Wednesday's game vs. Knicks, the Trail Blazers gave a national anthem singer and Maurice Cheeks a touching full-circle moment ...

Prior to a 2003 Trail Blazers playoff game, 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert stumbled on her words while performing the national ...

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

to sing the national anthem nearly 22 years after she fumbled the song prior to a playoff game before receiving an assist from then-coach Maurice Cheeks. “I loved it,” Zito said.

The Portland Trail Blazers welcomed back a memorable national anthem singer ahead ... Up stepped Portland's then-head coach Maurice Cheeks, who stood side-by-side with Gilbert to encourage her ...

Maurice Cheeks had more than 7,000 assists in his ... he intervened to help Natalie Gilbert sing the national anthem before a Western Conference finals game. Gilbert, who was 13 at the time ...