The 8-year-old girl who belted out the national anthem at the Pacers game earlier this week nearly had Flavor Flav reachin' for the Kleenex ... because the rapper tells TMZ Sports the rendition was so good -- it just about made him cry!!
Flav, of course, is a bit of an expert when it comes to "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- his version of the song at a Milwaukee Bucks game last year went viral -- and he says Kinsley Murray's performance on Monday was just as good as his.