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Rascal Flatts to perform anthem before Game 3 of NBA Finals

FILE - In this May 6, 2017, file photo, Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, from left, arrive at the iHeartCountry Festival at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Rascal Flatts will sign the national anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Wednesday,
 June 7, 2017, in Cleveland. Two of the group’s members, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox, are from Ohio. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this May 6, 2017, file photo, Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, from left, arrive at the iHeartCountry Festival at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Rascal Flatts will sign the national anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Cleveland. Two of the group’s members, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox, are from Ohio. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this May 6, 2017, file photo, Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, from left, arrive at the iHeartCountry Festival at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Rascal Flatts will sign the national anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Cleveland. Two of the group’s members, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox, are from Ohio. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

CLEVELAND (AP) – Rascal Flatts will sing the national anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

The platinum-selling country music trio performed the anthem during Cleveland’s appearance in the 2015 Finals against Golden State, which lead this year’s series 2-0 heading into Wednesday night’s game.

Two of the group’s members, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox, are from Ohio.

Cavaliers fans are hoping the group can bring luck to the team, which bounced back after being drubbed in the first two games of the Finals last year to win Game 3 by 30 points.