I noticed this on X just lately and needed to smile. Because it simply so occurs, I had caught Untold : Jail Blazers on Netflix. The documentary mentioned the early 2000s Portland Path Blazers and their quest for a title. It featured Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells, Damon Stoudamire, and Shawn Kemp (however for causes unexplained not Scottie Pippen).
On the time, Maurice Cheeks was Portland’s assistant coach. He stepped up earlier than the sport on April 25, 2003 and helped a younger performer sing the nationwide anthem.
On March 2025, Maurice Cheeks got here again to Portland, this time as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks. They invited Natalie Zito, née Gilbert — the identical singer from 2003 — to carry out the nationwide anthem once more. Now 35, Zito was a season ticket holder.
A reasonably good feel-good story to fill your basketball-less summer season.
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