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01/18 12:25 CST Heckler yells 'leave Greenland alone!' during US national
anthem at NBA game in London
Heckler yells 'leave Greenland alone!' during US national anthem at NBA game in
London
LONDON (AP) --- A heckler yelled "leave Greenland alone!" while Vanessa
Williams sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before tipoff of an NBA game in London
between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has insisted that the U.S. should control
Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, and said earlier
this week that anything less than the Arctic island being in U.S. hands would
be "unacceptable."
The heckler's outburst drew some scattered laughter and applause. Williams was
unfazed and completed the song.
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