The NBA’s comeback to NBC this season will sound a lot like it did in the 1990s. NBC Sports announced that it will revive the iconic Roundball Rock theme and use an AI-generated version of longtime ...

The NBA is back on NBC, and “Roundball Rock” is back with it. Along with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, John Tesh’s iconic theme was a critical part of NBC Sports’ basketball coverage ...

The Golden Age of the NBA on NBC, from 1990 to 2002, is remembered for iconic games and some of the biggest superstars in the history of professional basketball. But for fans who tuned in night after ...

We've finally made it. The return of the NBA on NBC is finally here, and with it comes the revival of one of the most recognizable TV themes in history: "Roundball Rock." The story goes that Tesh, a ...

Sports broadcasts have advanced so much that they can no longer just go straight into the action. The mood for the broadcast and event is set by an introductory song that leads into the start of the ...

Last night, the NBA returned to NBC for the first time since 2002. The games between the Oklahoma Thunder and Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers were introduced by ...

The red light on John Tesh’s answering machine was blinking. With the press of a button, a cassette tape began to roll and a message that would go on to change his life started to play. That message ...

"The NBA on NBC" has officially returned to the basketball world. David Dow / Getty Images Queue up “Roundball Rock,” “The NBA on NBC” is back. That might mean a lot to fans who grew up watching ...

Familiar anthem created by John Tesh will return for the start of the 2025-26 season to NBC's NBA coverage Jenna West, The Athletic Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The ...

Now, if you think the realization of this moment after such a prolonged campaign to make it happen would be the end of the story, think again. As it turns out, this particular version of “Roundball ...