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An eight-year-old girl brought down the house with her passionate rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to tip-off of Pacers-Raptors on Monday night.
Kinsley Murray, who took the court in an American Flag-themed dress with stars and stripes in her hair, first sang “O Canada” before belting out her confident version of our nation’s anthem.
It didn’t take long for Murray’s performance to go viral on social media with the Pacers’ TikTok account saying: “The passion. The outfit. This anthem performance was unmatched.”
@pacers the passion. the outfit. this anthem performance was unmatched 🇺🇸 #nba #pacers #national #anthem #basketball
Other fans in the comments gave their thoughts on Kinsley’s singing chops:
“She hit every note known to man and some newly discovered ones too,” a user said.
“Confidence fears her,” another commented.
“you can tell she had a vision and i can respect that,” a person replied.
“As a country, we deserve this,” a fan admitted.
This isn’t the first time Murray has been tapped to her dramatic flare to pregame festivities. She’s reportedly been singing at live sporting events since she turned six and even sang at the Dayton Flyers game the following day.
The Pacers ended up falling to Toronto 130-122 but nobody lost thanks to Kinsley’s performance.