Not everyone appreciates the power of bass!
It was an emotional night for basketball fans on Wednesday when Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant played his final game against the Utah Jazz.
Fans everywhere praised the NBA legend’s 60-point performance during his last game.
But before Kobe took the court, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Flea performed the National Anthem — and the fan reaction wasn’t quite as positive.
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The musician, a hardcore Lakers fan who has had season tickets since 1997, performed the The Star Spangled Banner on the bass.
And though Kobe seemed to enjoy the Jimi Hendrix-style performance, not everyone was a fan of the untraditional version of the song.
Like clockwork, the haters came out on Twitter to comment on Flea’s performance:
I couldn’t hear Flea over the sound of Francis Scott Key clawing at the lid of his casket
— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) April 14, 2016
“Kobe, who do you want to sing the National Anthem for your last game?”
“I want Flea to play it on his bass.”
“We can’t wait for you to go.”
— joe mande (@JoeMande) April 14, 2016
No disrespect to Flea, but I would have just run back Marvin Gaye’s national anthem and called it a day.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 14, 2016
The troops fought for Flea’s God-given right to completely massacre that National Anthem. #KobeDay #KobesLastGame #kobe
— Jake Whiting (@JakeWhiting) April 14, 2016
Can’t even fathom the mock outrage if Kanye or Bieber wore a ball cap whilst performing the national anthem #Flea #MambaDay
— Arlo 4 Life (@Arlo2121) April 14, 2016
flea’s performance was so bad last night, I heard his bass joined kobe and retired too
— Oliver Primus (@oliverprimus) April 14, 2016
Flea’s take on the #nationalanthem “I wish I was @JimiHendrix” Seriously, you’re great, but no one beats Jimi at his own game. #Lakers
— PJ Rasmussen (@PJRasmussenJazz) April 14, 2016
But it doesn’t seem like Flea cares too much about what haters have to say. After the game, he told TMZ what he thought about his performance, saying:
“I rocked that sh*t!”
That’s what this country is all about — the freedom to not care about what social media trolls have to say!
Ch-ch-check out his performance (below) and see what you think!
[Image via YouTube.]
