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 ...
O say, can you see? After Wednesday I can. I can see how compassion endures and how acts of kindness leave a long, sparkling trail. I can see how moments of distress can shape a lifetime of character.
Maurice Cheeks had more than 7,000 assists in his NBA career, but it's one he delivered as a coach that has never been forgotten by the recipient. When Cheeks was the head coach of the Portland Trail ...
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 and ...
Gilbert, Natalie In Loving Memory On Her Birthday For the first part of Natalie’s life she and her beloved husband Stephen spent time with dignitaries, politicians and actors at home and around the ...