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Maurice Cheeks reunites with Trail Blazers national anthem singer he aided

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74% Informative

Natalie Gilbert sang the Portland Trail Blazers' national anthem nearly 22 years ago .

Then 13 years old , she mixed up her words with "twilight's last gleaming" with "stars" Maurice Cheeks encouraged her to sing with her, then gave her a hug.

Gilbert and Cheeks later appeared on " The Tonight Show " and CNN .

VR Score

72

Informative language

69

Neutral language

23

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

33

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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