The pair is once again a national story after the Blazers invited Gilbert, now Natalie Zito, back to sing the national anthem Wednesday in front of Cheeks, currently an assistant coach with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a heartwarming moment, Natalie Gilbert returned to sing the national anthem at a Portland Trail Blazers game, more than two decades after she struggled to do so as a 13-year-old. President ...

Natalie Gilbert (Zito), sang the “The Star-Spangled ... shows her struggling to remember the words to the national anthem. She lets out an uncomfortable laugh and then goes silent as the crowd ...

Thirteen-year-old Natalie Gilbert started strong but mixed up the anthem’s words. Embarrassed and near tears, she stopped. Then Portland Trailblazers head coach Maurice Cheeks slipped beside her ...

The Portland Trail Blazers welcomed back national anthem singer Natalie Gilbert ahead of their game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday. It’s been nearly 22 years since Gilbert’s first ...

I sang the national anthem at a Cincinnati Cyclones game in 2008, a great memory. I really love to sing and was undaunted by the musical and political challenges “The Star-Spangled Banner” so famously ...

Natalie thanked her children Noah, Nariyah, Jonah, and Isaiah for their "hard work and dedication in the kitchen" for Thanksgiving 2024. "Your healthy plant based, whole food, nutrient dense ...