{"id":2543951,"date":"2026-01-19T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-us-national-anthem-heckled-at-london-nba-game\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:40:30","slug":"watch-us-national-anthem-heckled-at-london-nba-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-us-national-anthem-heckled-at-london-nba-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: US National Anthem Heckled at London NBA Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-us-national-anthem-heckled-at-london-nba-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2543951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At an NBA game at London&#8217;s O2 Arena, Vanessa Williams was singing the U.S. national anthem when a heckler shouted &#8220;Leave Greenland alone!&#8221; &#8211; a remark that drew applause and cheers from parts of the crowd. The interruption came <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >amid heightened tensions<\/a> after reports that the U.K., Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Netherlands had sent a limited troop deployment to Greenland to signal opposition to U.S. moves regarding the territory. President Trump responded on social media with posts threatening tariffs on those countries unless Denmark agreed to a deal for the &#8220;complete and total purchase&#8221; of Greenland, and he cited plans for a U.S. &#8220;Golden dome&#8221; missile defence tied to Greenland&#8217;s strategic location. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-leads-delegation-of-gop-senators-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell Leads ... of GOP Senators to Ukraine\">congressional delegation led<\/a> by Sen.Chris Coons recently met Danish and Greenland leaders in Copenhagen to stress sovereignty and self-determination, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski noted that Congress controls spending and would have a role if any acquisition or major action were pursued.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A heckler yelled out &ldquo;Leave Greenland alone&rdquo; during the singing of the U.S. national anthem before an NBA game in London on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vanessa Williams was performing the Star-Spangled Banner before the Memphis Grizzlies faced the Orlando Magic at the O2 Arena when she was interrupted by the heckle. The intervention drew a round of applause and cheers from sections of the crowd,&rdquo; The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2026\/jan\/18\/leave-greenland-alone-us-anthem-heckler-at-nba-london-game-draws-cheers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy-nominated singer and actress was well into the tune as she sang, &ldquo;gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,&rdquo; when the heckler screamed, &ldquo;Leave Greenland alone!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A smattering of applause followed, which soon picked up to loud applause and cheers from many in the audience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NBA game in London. Someone screams &ldquo;Leave Greenland alone!&rdquo; during US national anthem. The crowd reacts in support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/orElqrEYpO\">pic.twitter.com\/orElqrEYpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olga Nesterova (@onestpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onestpress\/status\/2013023872484864491?\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd0ydjvxpejo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reported last week that the United Kingdom, joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/driver-germany-learns-limit-fast-can-travel-autobahn-expensive-lesson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a>, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands, sent a limited deployment of troops to Greenland to communicate a message to President Donald Trump to back away from his desire to acquire the Arctic island, which is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded by posting Saturday on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115911344443637897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, &ldquo;We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germanys-vice-chancellor-rails-against-trump-limit-has-been-reached\/\" title=\"Germany\u2019s vice...chancellor rails against ...: \u2018limit has been reached\u2019\">give back &#038;mdash<\/a>; World Peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On top of everything else, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then announced that, starting on Feb. 1, all of the above countries would be charged a 10 percent tariff &ldquo;on any and all goods&rdquo; sent to the U.S., with the rate increasing to 25 percent on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland. The United States has been trying to do this transaction for over 150 years. Many Presidents have tried, and for good reason, but Denmark has always refused,&rdquo; the president recounted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 11:19 AM EST 01.17.26<\/p>\n<p>We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2012576001079779642?\">January 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump also referenced his plan for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-senators-travel-denmark-undermine-trumps-greenland-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Dome<\/a> anti-ballistic missile defense system to protect the U.S., and that Greenland&rsquo;s location makes it vital for the project.<\/p>\n<p>He envisions the Golden Dome operating in a similar way to Israel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-signs-iron-dome-america-executive-order-defend-catastrophic-threat-facing-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iron Dome<\/a>, which was heavily relied on during the 12-Day War with Iran last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted on  on Sunday, &ldquo;NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that &lsquo;you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.&rsquo; Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 11:10 PM EST 01.18.26<\/p>\n<p>NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that &ldquo;you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.&rdquo; Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!! President&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2013102886033756477?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last week, a 10-member congressional delegation, made up primarily of Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-senators-travel-denmark-undermine-trumps-greenland-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traveled<\/a> to Copenhagen to meet leaders from Denmark and Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who led the delegation, told reporters in Copenhagen, &ldquo;We spoke about the value of NATO and the commitment to respecting the core principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, &ldquo;If Donald Trump is set on buying or occupying Greenland, what can your visit here, what can the Congress do to stop him?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker noted that the U.S. has three branches of government, and &ldquo;you&rsquo;re hearing from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-admonished-for-subpoenaing-records-of-aides-and-reporters-including-patel-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DOJ admonished for subpoenaing records of aides and reporters, including Patel ... Washington Examiner\">executive branch&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in the statements that the president is making.<\/p>\n<p>Murkowski pointed out that the legislative branch has the spending power, implying that Trump would need its cooperation to acquire Greenland.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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