Viewers Slam Fergie's National Anthem Performance at NBA All-Star Game as "Worst Rendition Ever"
Some of the players, Jimmy Kimmel and others in the crowd at Sunday's game appeared to snicker.
"Worst rendition ever"?
Fergie didn't win over many fans on Sunday during her rendition of the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game.
The singer put her own spin on "The Star-Spangled Banner," but it didn't really catch on with viewers. It also appeared to spark snickers from some of the players, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and others in the crowd at Los Angeles' Staples Center.
Numerous viewers hit Twitter to share their opinions, with a few calling it the "worst rendition ever" (though one argued that Roseanne Barr's intentionally bad performance at a 1990 San Diego Padres baseball game was worse).
See some of the reactions below.
Omg. Omg. Omg. Neither Joel Embiid, Draymond Green nor Jimmy Kimmel were enjoying one bit of Fergie's rendition of the National Anthem. I am screaming. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/FuhKVMIoNX
— Chovan (@thechovanone) February 19, 2018
Don't let Fergie's National Anthem performance distract you from the fact that the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals despite having the first ever unanimous MVP and going 73-9 in the regular season.
— CAVS (@jackie_kisley) February 19, 2018
My ear after listening to Fergie "sing" that pic.twitter.com/w4pgp1PU6W
— Roff-A (@MJK_NY31) February 19, 2018
Literally dying at these reactions. Fergie with the worst rendition ever. Embiid pic.twitter.com/ociAsWf0LC
— Isaac Harris (@IsaacLHarris) February 19, 2018
Kevin Hart: "I just engineered the biggest pre-game disaster in television history."
Fergie: "Hold my beer."— Tim Ring (@timringTV) February 19, 2018
#NBAAllStarGame: Marvin Gaye singing the anthem in '83= Fergie singing the Anthem tonight = pic.twitter.com/G1C7sHVNA7
— Drew Powell (@thedrewpowell) February 19, 2018
Worst rendition ever?
— John Middlekauff (@JohnMiddlekauff) February 19, 2018
They gotta take a knee to protest this man
— bringing my baby to a theater near you (@fivefifths) February 19, 2018
Fergie come on now!! What the heck!?!
— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) February 19, 2018
LMAOOOOOOOOO FERGIE SOUND LIKE A BODEGA CAT
— T'Cory, Son Of T'Jeff (@CoryTownes) February 19, 2018
Still processing that Fergie National Anthem #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/jMWDXdpX3I
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) February 19, 2018
Draymond Green's Reaction to Fergie's Terrible National Anthem Rendition Was Priceless (Video) https://t.co/3PYcTJJr4X pic.twitter.com/q2JGla0iak
— Robert Littal (@BSO) February 19, 2018
I thought Fergie's assault on the memory of Merry Clayton w/Jagger at the R&R HOF 25th was going to be her major offense against musical history.
Wrong again.— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) February 19, 2018
My reaction to Fergie singing the National Anthem at the #NBAAllStarGame pic.twitter.com/QLGhijl826
— Jennyfromtheblock (@JZastawniak) February 19, 2018
Sorry Fergie. I'm a fan but to be honest, that was horrible! Actually probably one of the worst. Not a hater... just telling it like it is. pic.twitter.com/woS1oAfcIX
— Brian Fox (@BrianFox1960) February 19, 2018
Sorry, but @Fergie , please don't EVER do the National Anthem again #NBAAllStar #NBA #NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/HBT7OhH7PA
— Robert Beal (@TheRobertBeal) February 19, 2018
Yeah #Fergie... #NBAAllStar2018 #NBAAllStar intro pic.twitter.com/oI4b5dd6bu
— Josh Beckwith (@F3Nanochip) February 19, 2018
How we all felt while Fergie sang the nation anthem. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/gOQHMDeGww
— Jessa Riskey (@jessicariskey) February 19, 2018
Me reading through the #Fergie feed right now pic.twitter.com/auxKhPir8N
— Darryl Crutchfield (@dcrutch247) February 19, 2018
Hands down the worst rendition of our national anthem I have ever heard! I'm sure PETA will be contacting Fergie for the hearing damage she caused the dogs and cats that heard that. pic.twitter.com/gUjlU2jMkO
— Sean Gallacher (@SeanGallacher6) February 19, 2018
I've seen the national anthem performed hundreds of times but never in the key of "Happy Birthday Mr. President" congrats @Fergie
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) February 19, 2018
Still, she did have at least one defender:
I didn't see Fergie sing the National Anthem, but everybody saying it was 'the worst rendition ever' is either too young to remember, or forgot about this one. If it topped this hot mess it really was 'the worst rendition ever'. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/SDP0CI160F
— LisaMarie (@indianaoldsoul) February 19, 2018
Barr herself also weighed in:
Who saw Fergie's national anthem performance at the NBA All Star Game? I think mine was better lowkey
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) February 19, 2018
