The players tried, and failed, to keep a straight face.
Years from now, you will speak of two Fergies and they will be recognised thus:
Fergie (I): Alex Ferguson, cantankerous former Manchester United manager, somewhat successful, Scottish.
Fergie (II): Rebecca Ferguson, ex-Black Eyed Pea and murderer of United States' National Anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star game.
This really is that bad.
Going for the sexy Marilyn Monroe 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' vibe and sounding more like your mam after a glass of Guinness too many on Christmas Day, Fergie made absolute bits of the Star Spangled Banner.
Even the players, most notably Golden State Warrior Draymond Green, could not keep a straight face as Fergie chewed up that microphone and vomited out the musical equivalent of several fire alarms going off at once.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=V5cOvyDpWfM
The reactions were predictably dumbfounded.
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/965402719937802241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fentertainment%2F2018%2F02%2F18%2Ffergies-national-anthem-at-nba-all-star-game-draws-laughs.html
Finally, Carl Lewis had some competition.
https://twitter.com/ReggieWatkinsJr/status/965423428537786368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fentertainment%2F2018%2F02%2F18%2Ffergies-national-anthem-at-nba-all-star-game-draws-laughs.html
