OKLAHOMA CITY (TNND) — Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is making her opinion clear after some people criticized her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of Game 7 of between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers Sunday night.

She took to social media to share her thoughts.

The price of authenticity is being disliked,” Chenoweth, an Oklahoma native, wrote in a post on Instagram stories.

The post was an apparent response to negative comments that swirled online following her performance. Many comments were posted on a video the NBA shared on X, which showed Chenoweth singing the National Anthem.

“Not sure it was perfect,” one person wrote.

“Not even 30 seconds in and she already made 3 people cry and 1 ref rethink his calls,” another wrote.

“That sh*t was horrible,” a third posted.

“Completely ruined the anthem with whatever that high note was at the end,” a fourth said.

One person was critical of her appearance.

“What happened to her mouth?”

But several other commenters praised her performance. They said she “did a great job” singing a capella.

“Amazing voice control,” one person wrote.

“She’s amazing,” another added.

“10/10!!! Amazing job and OKC got a powerhouse for the biggest game of their season,” a third person wrote.

Another described Chenoweth’s version as “the best National Anthem ever!!!

Chenoweth won a Tony Award in 1999 for best featured actress in a musical for her role in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” She received two Tony nominations for best leading actress in a musical, one in 2004 for playing Glinda in “Wicked” — she lost to co-star Idina Menzel — and the other in 2015 for playing 1930s Hollywood diva Lily Garland in “On the Twentieth Century.”

In 2009, she won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her work on ABC’s “Pushing Daisies.” She returns to Broadway this fall, playing Jackie Siegel in ”The Queen of Versailles.”

The Thunder went on to beat the Pacers, with a final score of 103-91.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this report.