Metallica played the United States national anthem before an NBA , the world's biggest basketball league, between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers .

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the event's opening ceremony. Their version was quite different, with a special touch from the musicians. Due to the pandemic, the duo had to perform outside the stadium. Watch it below!

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A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.