This is the game that started it all... the game that started a 12-year history between NBC Sports and the NBA.
@joseguevara8321
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention that he had one of the best video games in the NBA, and being Midway Games in having the honor of putting his stamp on the Tradition of NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime.
@TrentPruitt1997
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention it was the prelude to a great rivalry between the Spurs and Lakers for years to come.
@SnowmanMultimedia
Жыл бұрын
And the NBA may return to NBC
@BKNY84
Жыл бұрын
Uhh, we know. It says that in the title of this video.
@gameshowguy2000
Жыл бұрын
And the debut of the legendary Roundball Rock by John Tesh, who still was doing Entertainment Tonight AND the Olympics on NBC.
@MarkJoeMusic
3 ай бұрын
And now, NBC is on the verge of once again securing a package of games starting in the '25-'26 season
@stsolomon618
3 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the great stories before a game.
@cheaboiMWA
3 ай бұрын
@@stsolomon618 If you think this version of the NBA on NBC is ever coming back, you're delusional. It'll probably be like the NHL on NBC, but hey at least you'll be able to hear Roundball Rock again
@freakyfornash
2 ай бұрын
@@cheaboiMWA More like the NHL on ESPN, which was great back in the day, but is at best mediocre now after finally getting it back though.
@fortynights1513
2 ай бұрын
@@cheaboiMWAHow good of a job did NBC do at covering the NHL?
@rhyancoleman6462
Ай бұрын
Its now official!
@mrmartywaring
Жыл бұрын
I miss the Golden Age of the NBA. CBS passed the torch to NBC & it was amazing! ABC/ESPN disappoints me
@WDI2008
7 ай бұрын
Ironically ABC did a better job broadcasting the Olympics in the United States than NBC does!🇺🇸
@georgiosioannispappas
6 ай бұрын
@@WDI2008 ABC used to be THE HOME OF THE OLYMPICS. And quite a good home to be frank.
@essquared24
3 ай бұрын
has no character
@CraigMcfly1985
Ай бұрын
NBC has been home for NBA AND Olympics since the late 80's and 90's.
@TheUnforeseenNBA-sn9my
Жыл бұрын
ESPN has switched its theme music for about 3 or 4 times already while NBC has never thought replacing nor discarding its music.
@TRJ2241987
6 ай бұрын
There was a secondary NBA on NBC theme in the final two seasons that they would sporadically use going into commercial breaks....Kind of a slower, more dramatic piece, it didn't fully replace the Roundball Rock theme, and I've never seen it uploaded on YT or whether it was a Tesh composition or not, but I'd be able to hum it.....
@sergeiakhpatelov5342
3 ай бұрын
ESPN had all those good themes, it’s just gone to crap recently especially the new theme.
@fortynights1513
2 ай бұрын
While the main theme doesn’t change, it does sound a bit more guitar driven in 1990 than in the early 2000’s.
@kaijudirector5336
9 ай бұрын
Started with the Lakers, ended with the Lakers. Poetic!
@CraigMcfly1985
Ай бұрын
Facts in 01.
@brennanhartnell232
Жыл бұрын
Waking up on Sunday morning in the 90s was so comforting. Knicks Pacers, Sonics Rockets, Suns Jazz…and then the 2000-2002 seasons with 76ers Raptors, Lakers Blazers…. . The intro, the music…. TAKE ME BACK! I loved being a kid in that era. Marv Albert too… PUTS IT IN!!!
@CraigMcfly1985
Ай бұрын
And Bob Costas too.
@averyj.thedefinitivegill455
Ай бұрын
Plus in majority The Chicago Bulls as well winning six NBA titles
@DeanOrbong
Ай бұрын
It's official NBA returns to NBC in 2025 and WNBA is also returning after 23 years.
@johncross4458
3 ай бұрын
It will eventually would be complete with the voice of Jim Fagan saying "This is the NBA on NBC"
@averyj.thedefinitivegill455
3 ай бұрын
The Late Jim Fagan!
@CraigMcfly1985
Ай бұрын
Danny Dark too.
@josephD32
2 жыл бұрын
Credit to everything CBS did with the league, but THIS right here was peak NBA.
@CatholicTraditional
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it was...my Celtics made the finals last night, but will have to watch them on crappy abc. This intro features Larry Bird, once he and Kevin McHale retired, they were awful, with practically no national games. Too bad the C’s didn’t-and probably never will win a title on NBC with this theme.
@bobbyjohnson9409
Жыл бұрын
Uh oh Jordan dick rider radar
@CraigMcfly1985
Ай бұрын
Facts!!!!
@jasonpdsi
2 жыл бұрын
I heard the NBA On NBC theme on a college basketball intro a few months ago and I was rightly offended.
@TimmyTheTinman
3 ай бұрын
I was just happy to hear it back
@BeaMode1990
2 ай бұрын
Swear. I was like "Are you fuckin kidding me??"
@WDI2008
7 ай бұрын
This is the NBA on NBC!
@averyj.thedefinitivegill455
3 ай бұрын
And The NBA on NBC is going to be BACK beginning in the 2025-26 season!!
@kawhi2019
4 ай бұрын
The debut of the iconic opening!
@ericradford2142
Ай бұрын
It’s coming back. However it won’t be the same with ABC still televising the Finals
@karlc2869
Ай бұрын
Because NBC is taking over the secondary package that TNT holds, which is Opening Day, regular season games, All-Star Weekend/Game and Conference Finals only whereas ABC/ESPN/Disney is retaining the main package which includes the Finals.
@Mark-xl1ze
2 жыл бұрын
The NBA returns to NBC for the first time since 1962.
@TimmyTheTinman
3 ай бұрын
*2002
@coreylevine8095
Ай бұрын
1954-1962 1990-2002 and 2025-
@williejuarezjr967
3 ай бұрын
NBA ON NBC started with the Lakers in 1990 and ended with the Lakers in 2002
@breezecardenas3941
2 жыл бұрын
I sure do miss watching the NBA on NBC! It's crazy to think, they only had the league for 12 years, but, in that stretch of time, how many great memories and moments there were! The NBA on ABC/ ESPN is terrible! There is no other way to say it. The presentation, the music, the commentators... Everything. And to think, they've had the NBA for nearly 20 years! I wish the NBA would go back to NBC.
@MrAlvin714
Жыл бұрын
Man you’re so right . I like green van gundy and Jackson but besides that… it’s terrible . But money talks
@chadbaughman401
Жыл бұрын
Same here I miss watching the NBA on NBC
@bmasters1981
Жыл бұрын
And I wish it would go back to CBS before that-- CBS had it for just 17 years, while ESPN/ABC has had its horrible excuse for "coverage" for over 2 decades.
@vpking77
Жыл бұрын
Get ready for Doris Burke and Mike Breen coming to an NBA Finals near you.
@breezecardenas3941
Жыл бұрын
@@vpking77 Man, that is really going to suck! I'd rather watch paint dry.
@shaneharrisnj3484
2 жыл бұрын
I love how this version of Roundball Rock has a more guitar esque feel when the Peacock unleashes the montage.
@NewDayNY917
Жыл бұрын
The version that’s played on Fox has the extra part never heard on NBC’s version…
@shaneharrisnj3484
Жыл бұрын
@@NewDayNY917 I knew that. They used the original/official/studio version of Roundball Rock.
@NewDayNY917
Жыл бұрын
@@shaneharrisnj3484 also the original version has been used on AEW for dynamite the last few wks…when the WNBA was on NBC they remixed the NBA theme for that coverage if you recall
@shaneharrisnj3484
Жыл бұрын
@@NewDayNY917 yes I do remember the AEW usage of it... Though, it was way better when it was played for match 7 of the Elite/Triangle series because of the fact that they were at the fabulous Forum of Inglewood, and we ALL know how legendary the Lakers and Kings were in that building. 💜💛 (Lakers) 🖤🤍 (1988-98 Kings)
@ryanstrnad8442
Жыл бұрын
Longtime NBC Sports veteran Les Marchak started out as the packages voiceover talent.
@RedStormPro
4 ай бұрын
And now NBC is in the running again to get the NBA back!
@paullopez2021
3 ай бұрын
it's backkkkkk
@mariobryant8803
8 ай бұрын
A wonderful ride of the NBA on NBC- what started it all, Marv Albert- the man. Fond memories. Fun times in the 90s.
@kobi6y6
Ай бұрын
I miss this intro. It’s LEGENDARY (the CBS one as well)
@guillermoportillo7949
4 ай бұрын
Mr. Robinson’s neighborhood! 😂 Great line!
@brandonmorris92
Жыл бұрын
1:06 This is what started it all.
@joseguevara8321
Ай бұрын
Coming in October 2025, Comcast NBCUniversal is bringing back a Legend, NBA on NBC is coming Back!
@dxcaprice88
2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Larry Brown coached the spurs. I thought Popovich had been there since I was kid
@georgedancy6411
2 жыл бұрын
Larry Brown coached everyone it seems like lol
@SpikeShooter92
2 жыл бұрын
Pop was actually an assistant to Larry Brown at this time. You could see him when they showed Brown at the end of the Spurs starting line up intro
@randomtees
Жыл бұрын
Pop would have never been an NBA coach if not for Brown. They met in the 70s when Pop tried out for the Denver Nuggets, becoming good friends. Pop eventually became a mediocre head coach for a non-scholarship D3 school. Pop was there for around 7 years when Brown was named HC of the Spurs. On a whim, Pop called Brown and asked if there was a spot on the staff. Brown surprisingly made him lead assistant. About 5 years later, the Spurs named Pop GM in what was considered a bizarre, underwhelming hire. Pop named Bob Hill head coach but fired him after just 2 years and named himself HC despite having only a few years of NBA experience (as an assistant). Pop was absolutely despised by Spurs fans for his first 2.5 years until the Spurs won the '99 title, at which point all was forgotten.
@methodical_paragon
2 ай бұрын
At the time ringless Jordan is the first image in the intro. Before rings weren’t the only criteria to determine the best player in the league.
@paullopez2021
3 ай бұрын
Once NBC gets back the NBA package next year, they're not gonna stop talking about Wemby.
@Monaayy29
Жыл бұрын
In 2025-2026 maybe NBC comes back? Update there was a report saying NBC is expected to make an aggressive bid to get it back so fingers crossed
@toorop111
Жыл бұрын
I hope! I’m sick and tired of abc. I hope Bob costas is immediately rehired again.
@Mark-xl1ze
Жыл бұрын
🙏
@LouisWarren530
Жыл бұрын
That would be awesome: Christmas Day Tripleheaders, Saturday Doubleheader, Sunday Tripleheaders, NBA Sunday Night Hoops, All Star Weekend and of course The Finals
@JustinW06
Ай бұрын
NBA on NBC's coming back
@2011dkv
7 ай бұрын
If only the NBA on NBC had stayed for the 2002-2003 season would have been a nice way to bookend things in San Antonio
@georgiosioannispappas
6 ай бұрын
The Spurs did win a title on NBC in 1999 though.
@averymerrick
2 жыл бұрын
We’re witnessing history with this video.
@crgray1979
Жыл бұрын
Marv Albert and Mike fratello, aka the czar of the telestator
@nathanprentiss7578
Жыл бұрын
NBC had its hand in too much stuff back then in a changing landscape which was far too expensive; would be awesome if they had the nba back, the Olympics, golf and Sunday night football only.
@Phillygoat1983
25 күн бұрын
That intro was so fire and Marv was really good
@wanderer34
3 ай бұрын
If anything, Marv Albert made the NBA on NBC. With Albert being in his 80's, who's going to bring that quality and that magic back, even if NBC is trying to bring the music package again?
@TRJ2241987
3 ай бұрын
Nobody will ever match Marv Albert or Bob Costas in their prime
@MJBYouTubeNetwork
2 жыл бұрын
And none of you are gonna talk about the first team that helped NBC begin a 12 year relationship? The Los Angeles Lakers? The first NBA on NBC broadcast with the Lakers here, 12 years after, the Lakers become NBA champions.
@doctorx1924
2 жыл бұрын
They were off about the 90's decade belonging to the Spurs, but the next decade would belong to the Spurs.
@josephD32
2 жыл бұрын
I'd say they split with the Lakers, but, yeah these Spurs were the warm up to greatness.
@doctorx1924
2 жыл бұрын
@@josephD32 I agree.
@manchesterunitedno7
Жыл бұрын
It's a taste on what would become. Remember Spurs won the first Duncan era chip in 99.
@marianojrivera8101
2 жыл бұрын
Let's remember something, all the footage from the 89s they used is owned by the CBS that passed it on to the NBA who only owns the teams and NBC had to make sure that they also had the clean feed of. Just another day of broadcast politics lol
@toorop111
Жыл бұрын
Round ball rock has been my cell ring tone for like 10 plus years…..
@DavidMiguelI
Жыл бұрын
Best NBA intros. Announcers on ABC are boring. Marv and the Czar are legends!
@aaronbruceladner1983
Жыл бұрын
This is A CURRENT AFFAIR... with Maureen O'Boyle... And Maury Povich
@dreamcage1801
Жыл бұрын
I’m hearing that the NBA can possibly return to NBC in the future
@dreamcage1801
Жыл бұрын
@@zachj1730 original theme will never be a goner
@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645
Жыл бұрын
@@zachj1730nah I'm sure FOX will return it back to NBC
@manutd316
2 ай бұрын
@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 wrong NBC sold it to FOX
@lorddalek
2 жыл бұрын
"This decade may belong to Larry Brown's Spurs!" ... yeah that didn't happen.
@ericradford2142
2 жыл бұрын
It belonged to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Next decade belonged to the Spurs and the Lakers.
@markofly76
Жыл бұрын
Eventually, the Spurs won a title in the 90s.......1999. And not under Larry Brown, but Greg Popovich.
@munimathbypeterfelton6251
20 күн бұрын
David Robinson did win the 1995 Regular Season NBA MVP and led the Spurs to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.
@mikeroagreschen5350
Жыл бұрын
The musical version of saying "IT'S ON."
@Eblak
10 ай бұрын
Marv Albert's hair piece had it's own locker.
@BaseballPlayer0
3 ай бұрын
Glad I lived this era
@sayed3520
5 ай бұрын
Its like a time machine
@crb4059
Жыл бұрын
No Marv, the decade will belong to another Midwest team. Lol
@lakebay972
Жыл бұрын
The Houston Rockets
@williambolden6437
2 жыл бұрын
Man I miss the NBA on NBC for real I mean this should replace the NHL on NBC they just loss last year
@j0rd4n07
3 ай бұрын
3:25 EARIN MAGIC JOHNSON 🔥🔥🔥🔥🪄🪄🪄🪄😱😱😱😱
@goldeneve
2 жыл бұрын
31 years ago
@bobbyjohnson9409
Ай бұрын
Would have been interesting to see where the lakers would have gone if Magic never got HIV? Wonder if it would have been Michael vs Magic multiple times in the finals. Magic had like 4-5 more years left
@nicholassmith5611
2 жыл бұрын
“This decade”
@crgray1979
Жыл бұрын
Weird when the hometown was announced they didn't turn off the lights or played music
@SpikeShooter92
2 жыл бұрын
And they continued to doubt the Spurs.....until Tim Duncan came to town
@nonamewillbegiven1217
2 жыл бұрын
"This decade may belong to Larry Brown's Spurs" isnt doubt you fool
@SpikeShooter92
2 жыл бұрын
@@nonamewillbegiven1217 David Robinson said they were doubting the Spurs but that year they knew they were for real.....and then they lose in an upset to the Golden State Warriors in the first round. After that, it took them 4 years to get to the Western Conference Finals where again they lost to a team they were better than and didn't go back until Tim Duncan showed up. So yeah, the Spurs were a big disappointment for most of the 90s
@nonamewillbegiven1217
2 жыл бұрын
@@SpikeShooter92 its called competition genius and they lost to the defending champions in 95
@BeaMode1990
Жыл бұрын
Had to wait another seven to eight years for Timmy.
@vargas218
9 күн бұрын
Pretty interesting they picked these two teams considering the Spurs finished as the 2nd seed but were eliminated in the 1st round. And the Lakers finished as the 3rd seed and lost in the Finals.
@jajuangordy4394
Ай бұрын
Coming fall 2025, the return of the NBA on nbc. NBC will have regular season games on Sunday nights after the NFL season and Tuesday nights throughout the regular season, wild peacock will have 50 regular season games on Monday nights. NBC will now be the exclusive home of the NBA All-Star Weekend, the NBA opening night double header and the NBA MLK Day games. NBC and peacock will have 28 1st and 2nd round playoff games with the majority of those games on NBC and one of the Conference Finals 6 times. Unfortunately NBC won't have the NBA finals this time as ABC will continue to have the NBA finals. And yes, NBC got roundball rock back. Not only the NBA on NBC coming back, but the WNBA is also coming back to nbc, only this time WNBA will also have games on USA Network and peacock.
@MizTheDonGargon
2 жыл бұрын
it's like wrestling haha
@marlonnicholson8410
22 күн бұрын
I always thought that referee in the intro looked like Hubie Brown
@king_invictus
Жыл бұрын
Memories.
@cs292
4 ай бұрын
1:06
@aaronbruceladner1983
Жыл бұрын
1:51, I Want the Sound Effect from A CURRENT AFFAIR
@pfh_golf
2 жыл бұрын
The arenas look better back then
@RGF91
Жыл бұрын
2:02 wait another 9 years
@popkern2577
Ай бұрын
The return 2025
@foxcole2006
Жыл бұрын
For me it was knicks vs Heat
@spencerhammer5870
Ай бұрын
Recorded this game on my VCR. 😂
@inallairness
Жыл бұрын
Great upload - do you have the complete game?
@Catdaddyacab
3 ай бұрын
Chills.
@goldeneve
Ай бұрын
Now THERE BAAAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKMMMMKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
@bratzheaven
3 ай бұрын
NBC and the Roundball Rock theme music was the reason why I watched NBA games! NBC Sports was at a low point in 2002 after broadcast rights changed hands to the awful ABC... all they had was the Olympics, which has been a bad investment for them (sans the summer Olympics in Beijing 2008). When NBC Sports gets the NBA broadcast rights back, they should dump the Olympics. Nobody watches it or cares for it.
@willn8664
2 жыл бұрын
Don't they usually end it with the champions from the previous season?
@erdnati
2 жыл бұрын
Every game was too valuable then to have that nonsense
@mohammedkhaleel7542
2 жыл бұрын
Nbc wanted nothing to do with the Detroit pistons… they made sure to get the bulls to prominence asap..
@nonamewillbegiven1217
2 жыл бұрын
@@mohammedkhaleel7542 delusional
@crb4059
Жыл бұрын
No they were looking to the future the future that was the Chicago Bulls and Jordans decade
@nonamewillbegiven6847
3 ай бұрын
@@crb4059Fox News watcher
@ILoveOldTWC
9 ай бұрын
Is this the premier telecast?
@evanhullinger2900
2 ай бұрын
Yes it is. The very first game of the NBA on NBC era.
@darrendoyle568
6 ай бұрын
Who won this game
@leonj301
3 ай бұрын
GO Spurs GO !!!!!!!!
@christianedits
2 ай бұрын
And if you’re wondering the spurs won the game 110-98
@kennethgriffin7921
3 ай бұрын
can't even hear the music. the audio sucks
@coreyortiz9913
Жыл бұрын
0:34 nah the 90s will belong to MJ, Pip and Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls
@DeanOrbong
Жыл бұрын
NBA on NBC🏀🦚 1:06 Theme song from John Tesh ("Roundback Ball") 2:28 Marv Albert/Mike "Czar" Fratello Update: WSJ announced that NBA gets close to TV rights deal worth $76 billion with NBC Sports, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video to outbid TNT Sports (after 35-half years).
@munimathbypeterfelton6251
20 күн бұрын
“Roundball Rock” was the name of the John Tesh-penned NBA on NBC theme.
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