"What you should expect is the unexpected,"R. Kelly  told AJC music writer Melissa

The Bulls fan sank a 3-pointer before the Hawks game. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri

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Ruggieri during an interview earlier this year. "That's the way I design my shows – to be really spontaneous."

Speaking of spontaneous and unexpected, the artist and part-time Atlanta resident sang the national anthem at Tuesday's Atlanta Hawks game at the Barclays Center vs the Brooklyn Nets and figured, what the heck, why not flawlessly sink a 3-pointer .. while chomping that ever-present cigar.

"I just believe in class," he said during the interview. "You can be a beast but you can have class, too."

Indeed. Check this out:

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