{"id":735371,"date":"2026-06-14T02:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T02:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/735371\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T02:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T02:33:12","slug":"mickey-guyton-performs-national-anthem-at-nba-finals-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/735371\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Guyton Performs National Anthem at NBA Finals Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWearing a Spurs jersey, Texas native Mickey Guyton<\/a> sang the U.S. national anthem at game five of the 2026 NBA Finals Saturday night (June 13). The game had the San Antonio Spurs in their hometown, playing the New York Knicks at Frost Bank Center.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe country singer \u2014 a four-time Grammy nominee who\u2019s no stranger to \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner,\u201d having notably performed it at the Super Bowl<\/a> a few years ago \u2014 put her natural twang into a powerful vocal delivery that had her hitting a triumphant high note on \u201cfree\u201d in the last line of the national anthem.<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn in Arlington, Texas, Guyton\u2019s personal connection to the national anthem runs deep \u2014 it was a mesmerizing performance by a very young LeAnn Rimes at a Texas Rangers game, when both Guyton and Rimes were just kids, that inspired her to pursue a music career. \u201cOur church had drove from Waco to Arlington to see a Texas Rangers game,\u201d she recalled to Billboard in an interview back in 2015<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget it. We were all the way in the nosebleed section, and I wasn\u2019t more than 8 or 9 years old. The announcer came on the PA and said, \u2018Here is 10-year-old\u00a0LeAnn Rimes\u00a0performing the national anthem.\u2019 I thought, \u201910? She\u2019s 10?\u2019 Then, she starts singing, and she sounds like a grown woman. It was so bittersweet because I wanted to do that. I was so envious of her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGuyton\u2019s latest album release is her sophomore full-length studio set, 2024\u2019s House on Fire, which was led by the single \u201cNothing Compares to You\u201d featuring Kane Brown.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe recently performed at the 51st annual Gracies\u00a0Awards\u00a0Gala<\/a>, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF). The May event, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., honored actress Andie MacDowell and was hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Guyton\u2019s performance of the national anthem at Saturday\u2019s Spurs vs. Knicks game below.<\/p>\n


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