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

The national anthem has become a staple of major American sporting events, and with versions sung every single night, every ...

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 ...

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

Not only did the Knicks (42-23) get back in the win column with a last-second overtime triumph over the hosting Portland Trail Blazers but New York assistant coach Maurice Cheeks reunited with an ...

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

Bill Oram’s commentary on national anthem singer Natalie Gilbert (now Natalie Zito) was for me, in Oram’s words, a “tonic for our times,” (“ Bill Oram: Natalie Gilbert’s anthem reprise gave us the ...

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

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

Up stepped Portland's then-head coach Maurice Cheeks ... The broadcast showed a grinning and clapping Cheeks, who is currently on the Knicks' coaching staff. A Rip City redemption like no other ...