The Star · Feb 5, 2017
Hamilton singer flubs Canadian anthem before Raptors-Nets
Raptors post ‘O Canada’ lyrics on Twitter, Nets apologize to Amber Iman for prompter glitch at Barclays Center.
Sunday's rendition of O Canada before facing the Nets left the Raptors scratching their heads.NEW YORK—O No, Canada.
A Broadway performer botched the Canadian national anthem before the Toronto Raptors’ game in Brooklyn on Sunday, singing lyrics that aren’t in “O Canada.”
Amber Iman, who has been cast in the national tour of Hamilton that will soon open, sang, “O Canada, we sing our hearts for thee.” The line that ends the song is “O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.”
Raptors players and coaches looked around in confusion as they stood in line.