now Natalie Zito, to sing the national anthem prior to a game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Former Portland coach Maurice Cheeks was also in attendance as an assistant ...

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

When Maurice Cheeks was coach of the Trail Blazers ... Advertisement Just ask Natalie Zito (neé: Gilbert). On Wednesday night in Portland, she was back in the building that changed her life ...

The Portland Trail Blazers brought back Natalie Gilbert (now Natalie ... receiving an assist from then-coach Maurice Cheeks. ...

THE ARENA — You likely don't remember Natalie Gilbert Zito's name, but you probably ... Then-Trail Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks walked up and sang alongside her, assisting her through ...

NBA fans witnessed a heartwarming moment on Wednesday when a national anthem singer reunited with longtime coach Maurice Cheeks ... Singer Natalie Gilbert (now Natalie Zito) stumbled over the ...

Maurice Cheeks is a Hall of Fame point guard ... Natalie Gilbert, now named Natalie Zito, faced her demons head on and splendidly sang the anthem. Current Knicks assistant Mo Cheeks watched ...

Bill Oram’s commentary on national anthem singer Natalie Gilbert (now Natalie Zito) was for me ... the song by then-Blazers' coach Maurice Cheeks. She sang it again at a Blazers game March ...