OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Professional athletes can be very superstitious so the Warriors brought out one of their secret weapons to tip off Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets.
Like the players, Nayah Damasen is tuning up for the game -- a drill the 10-year-old has performed many times since she was 8.
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Nayah is the Warriors' lucky charm of sorts. Without breaking down the numbers too much, let's just say the team's record is nearly perfect when Nayah opens the show with the national anthem.
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She's hoping that momentum carriers her and the Warriors right through Tuesday night's game.
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You can catch all of the NBA final games on ABC7 starting June 4.
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