Game 5 of the NBA Finals will take place at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Sunday evening. The festivities will start with the Bay Area-based metal group Metallica performing the National Anthem. The group’s appearance follows other star performances like Usher’s from Game 4 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland and Santana’s from Game 2 at Oracle Arena.
Iconic heavy metal band Metallica’s James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett to perform National Anthem at #NBAFinals Game 5! pic.twitter.com/7d4X3616La
— NBA (@NBA) June 13, 2015
One has to wonder if they will go with the guitar-only version of the anthem like they did earlier this year prior to a San Francisco Giants game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are currently tied at two games apiece heading into an important Game 5 on Sunday night.
The game will tip off shortly after 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.