The NBA just announced that James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of the legendary Bay Area band Metallica will play the national anthem at Oracle Arena in Oakland ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors.
Hetfield, the frontman of the group, and Hammett, a native San Franciscan, have played the national anthem at Bay Area sporting events several times before. And judging from this video of their rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from a 2017 San Francisco Giants game, it'll likely be a guitar version of the anthem.