NBA Coach Reunites With National Anthem Singer Decades Later In Sweet Moment
NBA fans witnessed a heartwarming moment on Wednesday when a national anthem singer reunited with longtime coach Maurice ...
National news anchor finds a ‘lesson for us all’ in Portland Trail Blazers’ viral moment
Two decades ago, Natalie Gilbert and Maurice Cheeks made national news for their chance encounter when 13-year-old Gilbert ...
Natalie Gilbert returns to sing national anthem at Trail Blazers game with Maurice Cheeks on hand
This time, she nailed it. The Portland Trail Blazers brought back Natalie Gilbert (now Natalie Zito) to sing the national anthem nearly 22 years after she fumbled the song prior to a playoff game ...
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Maurice Cheeks reunites at Blazers game with national anthem singer he famously helped in full-circle moment
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 ...
Natalie Gilbert, Maurice Cheeks reunite 22 years after memorable moment during national anthem
Twenty-two years after her last national anthem performance before a Portland Trail Blazers game, Natalie Gilbert was back ...
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Knicks assistant Maurice Cheeks watches national anthem singer nail performance 22 years later
When Maurice Cheeks was coach of the Trail Blazers ... performing a stunning rendition of the national anthem, the same song that threatened to haunt her had it not been for Cheeks.
Bill Oram: Natalie Gilbert’s anthem reprise gave us the reunion we didn’t know we needed
The Portland Trail Blazers brought back Natalie Gilbert, now Natalie Zito, to sing the national anthem prior to a game ...
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Maurice Cheeks, Natalie Gilbert reunite as Trail Blazers welcome back anthem singer
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 ...
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NBA coach helped her finish the national anthem at age 13. She came back 22 years later to try again
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 ...