Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Marvin Gaye Sings the National Anthem at '83 NBA All-Star Game


I read about this today in Bill Simmons' The Book of Basketball and decided that it needed to make its way onto Dank Game. This is the one and only Marvin Gaye performing the National Anthem for the 1983 NBA All-Star Game at The Forum in Los Angeles. It don't get much better than this.

Also, check out this Nike commercial that combines Marvin's performance with footage of the 2008 Men's USA Basketball National Team. Props to Mario Aguirre for the heads up on this one.

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