Prior to a 2003 Trail Blazers playoff game, 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert stumbled on her words while performing the national anthem before then-Portland head coach Maurice Cheeks stepped up to help.

Twenty-two years after her last national anthem performance before a Portland Trail Blazers game, Natalie Gilbert was back ...

Head Coach Maurice Cheeks stepped in to help 13 year-old Natalie Gilbert complete the national anthem before game 3 of the 2003 Western Conference quarterfinals. Gilbert had been suffering from ...

Maurice Cheeks reunites at Blazers game with national anthem singer he famously helped in full-circle moment In a moment 22 years in the making, Natalie Gilbert nailed the anthem as a smiling ...

Maurice Cheeks helped Natalie Gilbert finish the national anthem when she performed it at a Portland Trail Blazers game in 2002. She returned to sing it again more than 20 years later.

On April 25, 2003, Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks helped a struggling Natalie Gilbert finish singing the national anthem. More than a decade later, it's still the most memorable assist of ...

Two decades ago, Natalie Gilbert and Maurice Cheeks made national news for their chance encounter when 13-year-old Gilbert froze while singing ”The Star-Spangled Banner” before a playoff game ...

PORTLAND — You remember Natalie Gilbert, right? The 13-year-old eighth-grader who was going to sing the National Anthem prior to the Portland Trail Blazers-Dallas Mavericks playoff game on April 25, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Cheeks helped a then-13-year-old Gilbert get through the song after she struggled. Natalie Gilbert, Maurice Cheeks reunite 22 years after memorable moment during national anthem Skip to main content ...