Sebastien De la Cruz

Mexican-American boy returns for NBA encore in famous mariachi suit

By Cindy Y. Rodriguez, CNN

June 14, 2013 -- Updated 1645 GMT (0045 HKT)

Sebastien De La Cruz, 11, returns to the basketball court in San Antonio on Thursday, June 13, before Game 4 of the NBA Finals. "To be invited back to sing the national anthem is just amazing because now I know the San Antonio Spurs like how I sing," Sebastien said. "It makes me feel like I'm doing something legendary."

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Sebastien de la Cruz caused a stir on social media after singing the national anthem
• Critics were outraged that he was wearing a mariachi suit while singing
• After his game 3 performance, the Spurs brought him back for an encore
• San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro introduced him during game 4

(CNN) -- In less than 48 hours, Sebastien de la Cruz has become a household name.

The 11-year-old Mexican-American boy's singing of the national anthem in his mariachi outfit caused a stir during game 3 of the NBA finals in his San Antonio hometown Tuesday.

On Thursday night, the Spurs decided to bring back "El Charro de oro" for an encore performance.

Even though he was the subject of racist comments on Twitter, the San Antonio native was again wearing a mariachi outfit, according to Carlos Manzanillo, corporate communications manager at San Antonio Spurs. Manzanillo had no comment on why the Spurs decided to bring back Sebastien.

I saw this news on television yesterday, and the Spanish reporters said that a lot of people insult this boy because he sings the anthem of his country with strange clothes. A lot of people said that this performance was horrible for the country. Moreover, a lot of people insult him on twitter, because a lot of people are very brave in the social newtworks as everybody knows. This news shows to things: the first one is that in EEUU, the anthem, like the love for the country and the homeland are very important, not like in Spain that in some places the anthem is whistled and the love for the country and for the monarchy are difficult to find, and the second one, is that there are stupid people all around the world, not only in Europe. So the next match of Spurs, the club decide that this boy will sing another time the anthem of his country, and all the people of the stadium applauded his performance.