Lil Penny NBA NBC Intro 1996 Playoffs

[grantpacer02]

This was when the nba was the shit they had players who played the game and didnt cry about money and pick teams they wanted to play on. The announcers were even better. Espn needs to stop doing nba and nfl games cause they suck. Espn has destroyed mnf they should stick to highlights and tim tebow

[HeyMrFarley]

lol

[PinchinTheBear]

I love how Chris Rock Plays little Penny's Voice!! LOL

[MacThugTupac]

penny!

[WizzoPro9476]

CLASSIC!!!

[mattc941]

Gives me chills... brilliant production. NBC was the BEST.

[badboymg23]

@mattc941 I agree! Priceless! Brings back memories!

[mattc941]

@badboymg23 YES! Amazing how many people agree with myself you yourself, this was incredible production and resulted in the most amazing numbers in terms of fans and increase of nba exposure during those years then ever imagined. Who's who have though John Tesh would create some magical music to really captivate the mind into experiencing an NBA production no matter who were actually playing. The fact the bulls dominated the league at the time simply made the identity of the league today.

[pulkitsaini04]

0:58 free replay

[TriCityShark]

Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Shaq, Karl Malone, Penny Hardaway, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, Shawn Kemp, Hakeem... Man, the NBA in the 90's was unreal.

[Batman2005chicago]

Sounds kinda weird to hear Greg Gumbel doing play-by-play and not Marv Albert

[rhinohoppster]

god i miss good penny hardaway

[sschi]

got to be the greatest intro ever

[DarkvoidTNC]

whoa...that old school nba music just gave me goosebumps.....damn im old.

[THEONLYJSIN]

CLASSIC

[RCthebumpdro]

im getting so old if this was 15 yrs ago and none of those players play anymore.

[vraydio]

Shaquille O'Neal is the only one in that intro who is still playing. Well, at least still on somebody's roster.

[oldmanwithers1]

curling up with some 90's goddesses on a couch with popcorn and the eastern conference finals? fuck me cant think of anything more blissful.

[bambooo88]

@talithalengner2050 shut the fuck up everything you just said was completely wrong

[enjoiryan7]

Even if they put the NBA back on NBC it won't be the same now

[SecretAznManoo6]

ohman...the good times!

[dalekusa]

Was that Greg Gumbel?

[jrrkm]

that video description is dead fucking on

[DavidRockin1]

this is better without sound

[flipgood89]

man...Im not too much into nostalgia. I try to live in the moment and let the past be the past....but cotdamn I miss the NBA being on NBC. That music and intro is as hardwired into the NBA as the damn ball n hoop!

[PackerBronco]

The Chicago series is gonna be a war??? Bwa-ha-ha. It was a massacre! Bulls in 4! Sweeeeeeeep!!!!

[lojent]

thumbs up 4 nba on nbc & lil penny

[musicboy311]

This guy sounded a bit like Chris Rock, didn't he?

[crzeglehighvidz]

@musicboy311 That is him he was the voice.

[lojent]

@musicboy311 it is him :)

[darab123456789]

@musicboy311 it is haha

[TheyCallMeAfro]

@musicboy311 

[TheyCallMeAfro]

@musicboy311 no shit

[musicboy311]

@TheyCallMeAfro well pardon me for not noticing stuff right away!

[danielnunn]

ROCKETS!!! 2X champs

[MissDeeCole]

The best NBA

[jflameout]

NBA on NBC....the best ever!!!!

[guy2008rules]

@jflameout, This was when NBC was #1. Now its like #5 after CBS, ABC, CW and FOX.

[29Texan]

@guy2008rules

NBC is behind the CW?

.... that's just fuckin' sad.

[xsalvioutlawx]

NBA on NBC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ABC Trash/Mike Breen

[Lanefasts]

Love his normal-sized safety glasses at 0:24 ... LOL

[WatchVenusSpa]

If it wasn't for Bob Costas annoying us with his presence the NBA on NBC would have been flawless.

[govols0489]

does anybody know what jordan shoes those are?

[mrfatrock]

@govols0489 THE XI LOWS BLACK/ZEN COLOR WAY

[MarkieG100]

Get Ready Y'all He COMING BACK....lmao....4real...Anfern­ee Penny Hardaway Is Trying Out For The MIAMI HEAT....(he's 39 years old)

[TheGhettosEdge]

...it wasn't a war, it was a sweep, lol

[shaunhoward]

@TheGhettosEdge hahaha i was gonna say the same thing

[Harvey4379]

FreshWesss Play basketball? Then you need to see this - 50inch vertical[dot]com. I highly recommend it! I m 5 8 and started dunking quickly after just 2 months of the training!

Lil Penny NBA NBC Intro 1996 Playoffs vkpwxtth pwsccdwxilyf #FreshWesss

[mashmadness]

who knows the song that starts at 0:28 ???

[megaprimus9879]

back when i loved basketball 90s players ruled!!!

[jordythegiant10]

@ClassofEightythree: ok but no need to ruin it by using that kind of language, you ruin it for others when you talk like that.

[yellow85]

is it wrong that tears welled up in my eyes when i saw the NBC feathers getting lit up? no? great.

[Guitarisma]

I just saw Lil Penney in a music video No Diggity By Blackstreet.

[alienhuman]

Is Lil' Penny still alive?

[marcus813]

Seeing the intro brought back memories of when NBA coverage not on TNT was great. I wish I could forget this particular game, though. Man, did the Magic get killed!

[evansislegend]

Lil Penny!!!!

[OneFourThreeFourOne]

This theme is King of all sports themes.

[sxwrulz]

Lil Penny omg I used to love Chris Rock doing that voice.

[admrlcheese]

the Sunday triple headers on NBC were unbeatable- now we have ESPN and it's parent co. ABC/Disney which just ruin the whole sport. Either it's one on 5 or a three chucking fest and ticky tack fouls all day.

[MrEclipse662]

its the music man the music.. the commentators it was Sunday aka family day. It had everything.

[curt349]

Yes the NBA was better when it was on NBC. I miss hearing that theme music b4 watching the game. John Tesh did go on this one!

[Muse4life05]

This was back when people cared about the NBA and there was actual talent. NBA on NBC was the bomb lol!! ABC sucks big time and the NBA has sucked from about 2003 onward. Once Kobe retires, the NBA will totally suck and arrive in hell.

[GranteedEV]

@Muse4life05 Dude i agree about ABC but the NBA has more talent right now than it did even in the 90s except at center. Great PGs like Rose/Parker/Rondo/Paul/Deron/N­ash and great SGs like D-Wade, VC, Roy, Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, Ginobili, kobe, then u got guys like Lebron, Carmelo, Pierce and Durant, and Bosh/Dirk/Duncan/KG/Gasol/Dwig­ht/Yao that's a hell of a lot of talent and the role players are really good too. besides the bulls, the 08 celtics or 09 lakers would murk any 90s team.

[admrlcheese]

@GranteedEV There may be more top tear players like kobe wade lebron but only 5 teams are as good then most of the 90's teams because there was more of a team concept- today it's all about one guy dominating the ball and driving and either dunking it or kicking it out for a corner three- it's a much more boring game today and I think the team game and passing was far better in the 90's.

[phoolinn]

@admrlcheese So it's like the sport has transformed into a private, corporate, capitalist entity where the CEO's, in this case the star players, are the primary winners.

[GranteedEV]

@admrlcheese Buddy that's not even tru there was really shitty teams back then 2

[MrSayitagain]

NBC = National Basketball Channel

[uchizuru]

nba on nbc in the 90's was my life

[ClassofEightyThree]

Those were the fucking days. Those were the motherfucking days indeed.

[bulls7123]

This is great, watching this gives me chills, takes me back. As a kid, watching double and triple-headers on the weekends, thank you NBA on NBC!

[J0rdan91112]

Loved Reggie Miller

[venusaurfan1690]

Chris Rock Lil Penny NBC NBA Intro Funny Tear Up Air Jordan Just To See What's Inside LOL

[vtbt56]

I miss penny!!! So sad he got hurt he would have been even greater than what he was. Still have his autograph picture of him backing down Jordan on my wall.

[karmaf1]

NBA was the sport of the 90's

[prsoulja]

i wish they could reair these games!

[10princeofpersia]

Wow.... classic.

[AarHart1985]

gives me the chills damn them were the days! love PENNY!

[jflameout]

nothing better than nbc and basketball in the 90s...

[sincere8503]

man i used to love basketball

[benmasterz]

1980- 1998 was the golden era of NBA! Ratings were the highest they will ever be.

It's all ticky tack bullshit today!

[danerook]

@benmasterz NO IT'S NOT!!

[GzupAllDay]

@benmasterz 1980-2000 was the golden era of the nba ask around 2000 was the last golden year of the nba

[marcus813]

As a Magic fan, I miss Lil Penny.

[Bizan]

this is back when basketball had heart!!!!!!!!!

[futuristic312]

If I ever get a time machine, this is exactly where I'm going

[stanneman1990]

i loveD this game

[raymog12]

i had the white blue n black bottom pennys.Those were the coolest pair of shoes i ever owned i was 8 at the time and my pops bitched me out for ordering 180 shoes using his credit card.Badass and i signed on the interent with my aol 1.0 dial up. GOOD TIMES BABY GOOD TIMES

[richz4life]

those WERE the best ever! I had them in 6th grade, ordered them straight from Beaverton, Oregon Nike factory and was the only kid in the grade to have them! awesome shoes

[thejoint25]

Nobody

Beats

Chicago!

....At least back in the day!

[ILLESTwhiteNI66A911]

i had penny's blue and black penny's with the number 1 on the heals.Damn i love these memories when shit was all gravy.

[Snake011100]

The NBA will never be the same as it was like this, only if at least they cut out ABC and bring back NBA on NBC, that would probably change some. But it wont be the same.

[hadkh2mi]

putting the games back on nbc would help a lot.

[stansayer]

@Snake011100 You're right, because the NBA on NBC was basically Jordan's network anyway.

[MrSlik25]

@stansayer Reggie too!!!! He shined hard this whole era!!!!

[stansayer]

@MrSlik25 You're right! That was so neat how he and the Pacers slipped into the Knicks rivalry as soon as Jordan left. I miss those crappy Pacers uniforms just for those memories.

[Paul8820]

@stansayer NBA on NBC was a ratings winner throughout the 1990's, Besides Michael Jordan starring in many episodes, and Marv Albert's play by play. Why do you think everybody remembers this program very wel

[stansayer]

@Paul8820 Who won the most championships on that network? Jordan is to NBA on NBC what Muhammed Ali was to Howard Cosell.

That doesn't mean the NBA on NBC sucked. It doesn't mean I like NBA on ABC. I was just stating fact.

[Paul8820]

@stansayer Your right All six of Jordan's championships were broadcasted on NBA on NBC. But what else made that program so special in your opinion?

[slydawg221]

with players like michae jordan, karl malone, john stockton, charles barkley, hakeem olajuwon, dennis rodman, patrick ewing, david robinson, reggie miller, grant hill, scottie pippen, clyde drexler, shawn kemp and chris mullin the NBA was in its prime in the 90's.

[cbaldwinjr]

with players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Isiah Thomas, a younger Akeem Olajuwon, Kevin McHale, James Worthy, and of course, an ascending Michael Jordan, the NBA was never better than in the 1980's. Without the 80's, there is no NBA. And it was so good that the G.O.A.T. couldn't even get a SNIFF of a championship. Meanwhile the best team of the last 30 years IMHO, the Showtime Lakers fought off the Celtics, Sixers and Pistons to win 5 titles.

[StickTweedles87]

Didn't Orlando get swept? lol

[xen164]

hey baby get me some chips

[indres91]

The Original Nike Puppet!

[cdyser]

Penny was smooth with it!

[sosag18]

the good ole days

[TRJ22487]

Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway are playing ball on NBC right now 7/19/2009....

...of course it is celebrity golf..

[TimothyE]

omfg i miss nba on nbc...this was when basketball was at its best!!! penny jordan pippen rodman shag arrrggghhhh

[djrawkuz]

CLASSIC INTRO!!!

[justboycrazy45]

I hear ya!

[JahWorks420]

that was the fkn intro song baby!!

i still get crunk from that shit there...

[pucpimp]

fuck ya

[FloridaShawnie]

I listen to that song before every one of my high school games..... God I miss the NBA. I refuse to call today's game the NBA. More like NBE. Kinda like how the WWF was the jam, now it's WWE. Sucks now as do most things compared to then.

[TRJ22487]

That's perfectly put it really is National Basketball Entertainment now. NBA on NBC and WWF Attitude are two awesome examples of products that have greatly dropped in quality and standards from what it once was

[chefawkes]

@TRJ22487

basketball was always entertainment. its a fuckin sport.

[chrisleggz1084]

The NBA on NBC music is classic! it brings back so many memories.

[slydawg221]

@chrisleggz1084 i was just saying the same thing. that music always gets my adrenaline up no matter how bad i'm feeling.

[sizzla5]

UGH I MISS THE 90's SOOO MUCH :/

[bigballzify]

dnt we all

[wiedep]

as long as ge holds on to nbc, sports league packages that don't make big profits (nba, mlb, nfl - whole conference) they're not interested...

[48to52gfy]

Pfft...the Bulls were 7-1 against the Magic (incl. playoffs) that year...some "war." Or "wo"

[seminolewind05]

EVERYONE --- I HAVE MADE A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "WE WANT NBA ON NBC!!" (with the exclamation points). ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN JOINING CAN LOOK UP THE NAME JUSTIN MERRY - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA OR JUST LOOK UP THE GROUP NAME ENCLOSED IN QUOTATIONS ABOVE!!

[Deadshot089]

I want more information. tell me more I so want NBA on NBC back for ever.

[Yeetman]

man.... mid 90s nba was soo goood!!!

[oklahomasooners1]

haha, I forgot all about "Lil Penny"

[celocrftv]

I missed these days of NBA on NBC. When u heard that intro, u were already pumpped.

[supa250]

couldnt agree more

[duckie4lifeENT]

lol The Magic got OWNED in this seriese lol

[PLozNoToRiOuS]

btw who won da the championship between magic and bulls????

[bushbush2]

it was conference finals, Bulls in 1996 swept the magic and won the championship in the finals.

[johbrdg]

best 5shooting guards ever mj penny kobe ai ray allen and lebron

[billodob]

lebron is a small forward...

[Stomper1985]

lebron is a small forward...

[OpenBoxProductions]

Gotta love the classic NBA on NBC theme song! God that brings back memories of great basketball.

[devenking]

@OpenBoxProductions -- never thought I'd say this, but thank God for John Tesh! lol

[mosho0915]

Anybody notice the NBA got worse when they took it off of NBC?

[celocrftv]

Definetly!!!!!!!!!!!

[weedontheton]

BASKETBALL WAS SO MUCH BETTER BACK THEN! Thank god for the blazers

[falsehope18]

hi ce

[ZyphonZest]

Thank you for uploading this. I appreciate it.

[FreshWesss]

I've uploaded a about 20 NBA on NBC clips. I thought the NBA on NBC was a great telecast when it was on and I'm glad I taped everything. One buddy at the time asked me why I liked NBC so much, and I tried to explain it to him, but I'm not so sure he got the essence of it all.

Fast forward to today, and the broadcasts aren't the same (sure TNT is good, but the others aren't). But I'm just glad others feel the same way about the NBA on NBC as I do and it's great reading all these comments.

[hec2006]

@FreshWesss

Agreed! NBA on NBC was awesome period

[penny172]

to see what made mike so great, Penny was bad to bad the injuries were badder! DAMN L.P

[PresidentRhapsody]

Anyone remember the Prudential Halftime Report? Those were good times.

[sirclahan]

nbc forever ahahaha!!!

JORDAN WE MISS YOU!!!

[amotisi8859]

when the NBA had balls!!

[skatedavid3]

Lol who talks for lil Penny?

[robert6801]

chris rock does it

[eduardo9765]

Lol i knew it

[agwideout19]

no lie back when i was 3 or 4 this song is what got me hooked on basketball

[antiignorant]

ahhhh...the chillls!!!!! back when basketball had some umff*....sorry i'm "young" but i'm old school...I loved THAT game...that time, those players, that theme music! sweet nostalgia....

[jaynice22]

Yo NBC had the best Game Intros. They got me so hyped about the rivalry of the teams.

[reak7835]

why would you cut open a air jordan to see what was inside?

[Deadshot089]

NBA should go back to NBC. Fuck TNT and NBA tv. I want NBC back. All you NBA fans should vote for Nba to come back to NBC

[Jsuave23]

NBA on NBC please comeback...

[empirearcades]

A war? The Magic got smoked 4 straight games!

[sonecheeba]

Thats Chris ROck as Lil Penny I just realized that lol

[ssgoku003]

Bring out the broom cause the magic got swept!!!!

[8cali94]

"i even cut up the air jordan just to see what's inside" ROFL!

[amotisi8859]

loved it when mj came back...this was when penny was emerging as the best player in the league, then Jordan took it right from under him

[Teriyaki32186]

thoes were the days in was exciting watching showtime but it long gone

[anaducksindcoltsfan]

haha "I chased chickens!"

[Rawk4Life]

That was a slammin intro. It's just too bad that the Lil Penny phenomenon faded after the Magic lost to the Bulls in the Conference Finals.

[ssgoku003]

Man..i miss the '90's.

[campdry]

That was great basketball

[ssgoku003]

Yes it was

[DubKballa]

Why did the NBC leave the NBA these where the good days the music commercials everything ESPN is trash

[VOLODMIGUELDAVID]

because nbc was running out of money so they let go of nba

[dldowell1122]

Basketball on NBC and Bowl games on ABC.

[YaBoiKidd225]

.....also if u look at Patrick Ewing & Scottie Pippen between 1:14 to 1:17....they'll tell u that this was the flat-top rules back in the day! A set of rules that I grew up on since my birth in '89!

[YaBoiKidd225]

MAN! I remember Lil Penny! He used 2 be something back in the day! (tear) I miss these days!

[hollanddog]

I miss this NBA on NBC intro music very much...

I miss penny, I miss MJ, I miss the 90s basketball....

[superustipak]

Damn, something about Penny makes me nostalgic of the 90's.. he literally romanticized basketball for the entire world. It wasn't just winner vs. loser, it was truly an epic battle. I remember following penny even off the ball. I remember hoping he makes every single shot. I remember keeping stats for Penny, even though NBC did that anyways. I miss Penny, the NBA needs someone like him now.

[wallstreetyoung]

Penny is still in the NBA he plays for miami now. it's just that he fell off(garbage) along with grant hill, shawn kemp, gary peyton. all those are garbage now... But they were quite nice at their prime.

[TrespassInnuendo]

He isn't in the NBA at the moment, unfortunately.

He was at Miami last year.

:-(

I miss you, Penny!!!

[Liam41]

uh, grant hill still plays. and he's still good, but not as nice as he was

[nudrone]

I miss nba on nbc so much! you guys are right the way they used the graphics was done very well! If you ever watch sundaynight football on nbc the are on the money with graphics, picture quality and overall production. Ive stopped watching MNF because of the awful announcers and overuse of the bootom scroll!!Bring back nba on nbc please

[src1tube]

i love this. i miss lil penny mercials. thanx 4 posting this.