The NBA announced today that multiple award winner John Legend will perform the national anthem on Thursday, June 2 prior to the start of Game 1 of The Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The performance will air live on ABC at 6 p.m. PT from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.
About John Legend
Legend is a critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter, film and TV producer, philanthropist and activist. His musical work has garnered him ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, among others.