Awkward national anthem moment before Knicks-Hornets as young singer is ‘disgracefully’ interrupted

A NATIONAL Anthem singer at the New York Knicks game took on a heckler during her performance.

The young singer was interrupted ahead of the clash between the Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets.

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The woman, named Liceli, started to sing the Star Spangled Banner when a fan started shouting during her performance.

Instead of letting the heckler continue, she stopped singing and stared into the crowd.

She quickly composed herself and went back to singing the anthem and got a massive roar of applause from the crowd.

Even Knicks superstar Karl-Anthony Towns had a big smile on his face during the interaction.

Fans loved to see the interaction between the singer and the heckler online too, and shared their thoughts on social media.

“She finished that so well after, it was so great,” one fan said.

“Way to recover!” another fan said.

“This is so awesome,” a third fan said.

“She killed it!!” a fourth fan said.

“Glad! Don’t be rude! That gal did a good job,” a fifth fan said.

After performing the national anthem, the singer posted a picture of herself on the court to her Instagram Story.

“Umm n e ways… here I am!” she captioned the post.

The Knicks went on to dismantle the Hornets after the national anthem performance.

They won the game 125-101 to improve to a 14-8 record.

Towns finished the game with 27 points, 16 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Josh Hart also had a big night, finishing with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists.

“OG was unbelievable. He and Mikal, they sort of got us going, their energy,” head coach Tom Thibodeau said.

“Josh [Hart] as well. KAT got going, and Jalen was Jalen.

“I thought they did a really good job. They set the tone in the second half, but we’ve got to be a 48-minute team, so they gave themselves stuff that they can look at.”

The Knicks have a four-game win streak going as they head into a matchup with the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.