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

Maurice Cheeks is a Hall of Fame point guard ... the then-Trail Blazers HC rushed over to encourage and help a 13-year-old national anthem singer named Natalie Gilbert, who was visibly nervous ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hall of Famer Maurice Cheeks remembers coaching the Trail Blazers when a young singer forgot the words to the national anthem and he came in for the save. 5Y The Latest ...

Back in 2003, Mo Cheeks helped out a young National Anthem singer who momentarily forgot the lyrics, in this heartwarming moment - 4/25/03.