The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that seven-time GRAMMY Award winner Gladys Knight, who graduated from Shaw University, one of the oldest HBCUs in the nation, will sing the U.S. national anthem at NBA
Gladys Knight Delivers Soul-Stirring National Anthem at 2021 NBA All-Star Game Billboard 3/8/2021 Gladys Knight
A soulful national anthem, performed by Gladys Knight, kicked off the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday (March 7).
Knight, accompanied by an organist, delivered her take on the U.S. standard in front of the American flag for basketball’s big night, live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her performance dazzled Twitter, with one person noting, “Gladys Knight just rarefied the National Anthem. Refined it and made it complex,” and another tweeting, “Gladys Knight done caught the holy ghost singing the national anthem.”
“Gladys Knight just be casually reminding folks she got the the voice,” another reaction read.
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