WATCH: Usher Sings National Anthem for NBA Finals Game 4

Usher sang the National Anthem for Game 4 of the NBA Finals. (Getty)

Usher sang the National Anthem for Game 4 of the NBA Finals. (Getty)

Award-winning R&B artist Usher performed the National Anthem at the NBA Finals prior to Game 4 between the Golden State Warriors and host Cleveland Cavaliers.

Usher was his usual cool self while performing and got the Quicken Loans Arena fans fired up before tip-off.

Check it out below:

How about that gold microphone? Pretty nice.

Below is snippet of him in rehearsal earlier in the day:


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The Twitterverse let there feelings known almost immediately, as it was reminiscent of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1983 NBA All-Star Game rendition:

Usher also sang the Anthem of Cleveland’s home opener on October 30, 2014: