On the list of all-time NBA career assist leaders, Maurice Cheeks ranks 13th ... and warbled through the rest of the anthem. Cheeks moved his hand in circles, in the style of Leonard Bernstein ...

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 national anthem has become a staple of major American ... Fortunately, she had an eager helper in the form of then-Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks, who stepped up and encouraged her to ...

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

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.

Sam Bowie, Derrick Coleman, Chris Dudley and Maurice Cheeks are on the Nets roster. And singing the National Anthem this night is none other than Frederic Carlton "Carl" Lewis. Yes, the Carl Lewis ...