Los Angeles Lakers

Flea played the national anthem for Kobe's sendoff and fans hated it

Published Apr. 14, 2016 9:28 a.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's retirement game nearly perfect. The 37-year-old dropped 60 points (the most any player has scored all year) on 50 shots (a the most since Wilt Chamberlain scored 100), and hit the game winner to cap a huge comeback.

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I say nearly perfect because the Lakers may wish they had picked a different artist to perform the national anthem. Lakers megafan Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers kicked off the night with an inventive bass-only version of The Star-Spangled Banner, and was quickly roasted on Twitter for what some fans are calling the worst national anthem of all time.

5 min left until half and my ears are still bleeding from the "national anthem" by flea #Awful #Disgrace
— Kiel Eigen (@KE_SUPERMAN2) April 14, 2016

This isn't the first time Flea's performed the anthem for the Lakers. Here he is in 2014 playing a rendition that's a bit more faithful to the original tune.