Ballhalla is taken to church with Glide Ensemble's national anthem for WNBA Finals Game 7 - USA Today

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Ballhalla was taken to church ahead of Game 7 of the WNBA Finals.

Ballhalla was taken to church ahead of Game 7 of the WNBA Finals.

The Glide Ensemble performed the national anthem before the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State ValkyriesΒ tipped off in the championship game on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Chase Center.

Fans were wowed by the harmonies of the group, which was founded 60 years ago and performs weekly at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. According to their website, the Glide Ensemble seeks to embrace diversity and spread a message of unity The group has worked with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr., Bono and Maya Angelou.

As much as the competition for the WNBA Finals has been tense on the court, the two teams have had a battle for best in-game entertainment as well.

Golden State had fans excited with En Vogue as the halftime performer for Game 5 with Dinah Jane of Fifth Harmony singing the national anthem. Alanis Morissette performed the national anthem for Game 2.

Atlanta had the sports world buzzing with lively halftime performances from T-Pain for Game 6, Quavo, T.I. and Dem Franchize Boyz for Game 3 and Big Boi and Sleepy Brown for the Game 4 break. T.I.'s 10-year-old daughter, Heiress, brought down the house with a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Game 6 and Q Parker of 112 handled the national anthem for Game 3.

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