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 ...

Zito, then 13, struggled with the yips, forgetting words to the national anthem before a Portland Trail Blazers game in 2003. Then-Trail Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks walked up and sang ...

The heartwarming encounter between Natalie Gilbert and Maurice Cheeks garnered worldwide attention and led to an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Twenty-two years after her memorable ...

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 ...

surprise appearance to sing the national anthem in front of ex-Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks on Wednesday night. While the Blazers have been on an upswing in the second half of the season ...

Up stepped Portland's then-head coach Maurice Cheeks, who stood side-by-side with ... This time, Gilbert sang the anthem without issue, leading to rousing applause from the Moda Center crowd.

In 2003, Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks swooped in to assist a 13-year-old singer named Natalie Gilbert after her nerves got the best of her while singing the national anthem ahead of a playoff ...

Up stepped Portland's then-head coach Maurice Cheeks, who stood side-by-side with Gilbert to encourage her ... They later appeared on "The Tonight Show" and CNN. This time, Gilbert sang the anthem ...

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 ...