Son Of Navy Vet Sebastien De La Cruz Ignores Racist Tweets To Sing Anthem Again (Video)

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger

Published June 14, 2013 at 8:29 AM PDT

This story was published more than 12 years ago.

Sebastian De La Cruz sings the national anthem

Sebastien de la Cruz is the 11-year-old son of a Navy veteran who made national headlines this week when he was inundated with racist Tweets after singing the Star-Spangled Banner before Game 3 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.

But, apparently, singing great is the best revenge...

Sebastien took his critics' shameful bigotry in stride, and was asked once again to perform the national anthem before last night's San Antonio Spurs game against the Miami Heat.

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Sebastien killed it. Check out his performance before Game 4 of the NBA finals, posted up top.

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Beth Ford Roth

Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.

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