Country Music Stars Brooks & Dunn to Perform the National Anthem Prior to Game 7 of the NBA Finals

Country Music Stars Brooks & Dunn to Perform the National Anthem Prior to Game 7 of the NBA Finals

- ABC to Televise Performance Tonight Before the First Game 7 in More Than a Decade -

- ABC's Finals Coverage Begins at 8:30 p.m. ET -

SAN ANTONIO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Country music stars Brooks & Dunn will perform the U.S. national anthem at the SBC Center prior to Game 7 of The Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons tonight. The performance and coverage of Game 7 will be televised beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC and will reach a global audience in 205 countries.

The series is tied 3-3. This is the first Finals Game 7 since 1994 when the Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks.

With 14 career CMA awards, two Grammys, and more than 27 million albums sold worldwide, Brooks & Dunn have become one of country music's most popular and successful acts on disc and on the road. Three-time Academy of Country Music Entertainers of the Year, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have notched 22 No. 1 singles, and continue to crank out the hits, including their current smash, "PLAY SOMETHING COUNTRY," the title track to their new album due later this summer. Beginning in August, the duo will launch their DEUCES WILD tour, welcoming fellow duos Big & Rich and the Warren Brothers on the road for one of the summer's hottest country outings.

The Finals tipped off June 9 with the teams competing for the coveted Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. ABC Sports is the exclusive home of The Finals with Emmy Award-winning broadcasting Legend Al Michaels and basketball Hall of Famer Hubie Brown calling the action. The Finals are televised in 205 countries in 45 languages with coverage of the Championship game taking place tonight at 8:30 p.m. (ET) in the U.S.

Source: NBA

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