NBA on NBC Theme Song *2002*

[tnawcwvictoria]

NBA on NBC ROCKS!

Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, David Robinson, Charles Barkley, KJ, Karl Malone, Magic, Mitch Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwan, Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Grant Hill, Tim Duncan, Reggie Miller, and Shaquille O'Neal

You also had GREAT Announcers like Marv Albert, Bob Costas, Ahmad Rashad, Hannah Storm, Summer Sanders and Magic Johnson

God Bless John Tesh for this AWESOME Theme and yes, abc/ESPN can't hold a candle to the NBA on NBC

[e521soediv]

@tnawcwvictoria Hallelujah.

[TOCR815]

In some way, this theme manifests my passion for basketball and everytime I hear it I just feel like going out to play lol.

[Coxlapper]

Wow talk about childhood memories! This is the best theme because it pumps you up! I remember watching the mid 90s Seattle Sonics on Sundays against the Bulls, Suns, Rockets and so on. RIP Seattle Sonics! Fuck you Stern and Bennett! Fawking homos!

[KPUA1]

OMG I MISS THIS ANTHEM!!!

[signofzeta]

Back in the 90's, for me, it was NBA on NBC, NFL on FOX, and NHL on CBC (a Canadian channel) and that glow puck thing was stupid anyway.

[raptorleaf]

@signofzeta agreed man, i'm canadian too and those channels that you listed are right. you could even put in MLB on FOX.

[slydawg221]

i could never get tired of this music!

[MrSayitagain]

NBC = National Basketball Channel

[Proteus60]

not only should this stll be the nba theme, it should be the theme for every sport

[AdamDewey0424]

its the heart of a champion

[TaylorKazarian]

@AdamDewey0424 nelly sucks dude...

[Lkr721993]

the best part of the 08 summer olympics was hearing this again

[sdpaul77]

@Lkr721993 i agree with you 100%

[slydawg221]

you got that right!

[playoffexpert1]

2002 NBA playoffs, i know everyone knows exactly why those astericks are on the display name of this video, so many controversies during the last year of this theme, how sad.

[nekezajebancije]

Hehehe, I actually loved this theme in the game NBA Showtime. (it's the one from 1:51)

I didn't even know it was THE NBA on NBC theme...

[sentvidsfinest]

i love it...much better than ABC.I LOVE THE ESPN THEME SONG!

[USAGiant]

ESPN and ABC sports merged couple of years ago so they now the same as a sports network.

[CanadianStreetBaller]

This sounds like Nelly's Heart of a Champion

[DETROIT2MILWAUKEE]

u mean nellys heart of a champion sounds like this

[CanadianStreetBaller]

ya, whatever

[itsjustme302]

ya and that's cuz it is nelly made a song to this

[RSB0171717]

@CanadianStreetBaller

nelly copied the song but made his own beat out of it

[jmarkhinton]

Heart of a Champion was based off this theme dumb-ass!

[RK831]

This theme MADE the NBA. Such an upbeat tune that pumped up all viewers before tip-off.

[toofresh91]

MMAAN..i miss those days

[NBAkingston]

I love NBA!!!!!!!

[EddyCurryFan]

hey i heard a song using the beat anyone have any idea what it is called?

[NYCKNP]

this theme also played during monday night raw when they were promoting Shaq being the guest host.

[cowboyzsuk81]

Espn and Abc do awful shit with the NBA...they need to put the NHL back on Espn and Abc and take it off of NBC..the NBA deserves to be broadcasted on NBC

[USAGiant]

Sorry wont be sound. At the earliest a change in TV partners for NBA wont happen until at least around the end of the 2015/16 season. This season(2009/10) was first year of new extended contract, NBA made with ESPN/ABC and TNT.

And by time the NBA finals could be only on cable tv like TBS/TNT or ESPN.

[cellhawk]

Awesome theme dawg

[MPHswayze]

espn/abc does a TERRIBLE job with the nba (and the nfl, and baseball...). this theme was AWESOME

complete opposite of awesome: the losers yabbering below. of course the refs gave LA that series, and of course LA "fans" would say something like "your team never wins! thats why i root yankees, cowboys, lakers!"

and of course sacramento fans whines. get over it. 01 milwaukee, 09 cardinals, 06 seahawks... everybody gets screwed at some point. except the steelers.

[e521soediv]

damn right

[PITTSBURGHESE86]

Except the 09 Cards weren't screwed nearly as bad as the Hawks. XL was god awful, and I am a Steeler fan.  But XLIII ... honestly wasn't that bad.

[jordythegiant10]

Oh good you understand the grudge i have against referees from super bowl XL!!!

[USAGiant]

Maybe the best opening theme to a telvised sports event ever. John Tesh is a brilliant musician.

[justboycrazy45]

I totally agree with you.

[ca9999]

@MPHswayze blah blah blah stop your crying.

[pats4lifebb]

@MPHswayze 2002***********

TAINTED!!!!

[ThaMVP7330]

this theme reminds me of heart of a champion

[dfresh1524]

nelly took the theme for his chorus. love that song

[JazzyMDog]

I wish the nba was still on nbc

[slydawg221]

me too! bob costas and marv albert are the best!

[92890javier]

Greetings this is Marv Alberts coming to you from Los Angeles, in Staples Center where the 2-time defending champions Los Angeles Lakers look to open up the 2002 NBA finals against the New Jersey Nets. . . . . Stay tune, tip off is moments away!

[liweiwu007]

you know the gaykers don't deserve that championship that year. and see what happened the next 6 years? they couldn't even win a championship without the refs' help.

[92890javier]

LoL. . . Wow, we need the refs help? Dont you watch every NBA basketball game? Every game the refs miss so many calls that your claim that the Kings got cheated in 2002 is incorrect. Anyhow why are you even talking? Your team has yet to win anything so as a fan of a shitty losing team, I suggest you shut your trap and hope your team doesn't suck for another 100 years.

[liweiwu007]

go to google and type in game 6 of 2002 wcf, and you will know what i am talking about. gay ass motherfucker!

[92890javier]

Homo its 7 years ago, get over! You Queen fans sound like a 14 year old high school girl crying over her first boyfriend and has yet to get over him 7 years later. . . LOL just face it, everyone moved on, including you gay team thats why you guys tanked last season to get the number 1 pick this year. You should be worrying about that then what happen 7 years ago you gay fag. . . Stop talking about wanting to suck on laker fans dicks and Kobe's dick. . . gay ass homo.

[seangunter]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiice

[SparzWizard]

Hm...I wonder if it's possible for the Oklahoma City Thunder to make it into playoffs NEXT year LOL.

[liweiwu007]

if jordan comes back to play.

[game3524]

Befor LSPN

[SACRAMENTOKINGSROCK]

the 2002 kings!

[Ickyman]

Lakers!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

[LongLiveEthan]

the 2002 queens!!

[liweiwu007]

the 2002 gaykers!!

[92890javier]

This comeback doesn't work, you tired tooo hard, come up with something new because what you came up with is making you look like a stupid idiot on the Internet.

[liweiwu007]

oh we got a gayker heckler here! go fuck your daddy's 2 inch dick man

[92890javier]

I am not into sucking dick but I am sure Sack-town queens are no stranger of sucking any size of dicks since you guys enjoy choking on them like your team in the playoffs.

[aaartnaz]

celtics going down today

[e521soediv]

got that right

[unleashfurys]

PHX SUNS + JASON RICHARDSON = OWNAGE

[newlopw2]

Im sorry but the Bobcats got the better of the deal

[generatorx]

John Tesh really wrote an awesome theme! I wish NBC would still use it.

[e521soediv]

NBC does use it, its just that they dont have the rights to broadcast the National Basketball Association no more.

[fluffdabluff]

They used it during the olympics :)

[googiggity]

I remember hearing that leading to a commercial during the Olympics, and I just yelled "YES!!!'

[USAGiant]

You mean ESPN/ABC. They have the NBA tv contract till end of i think the 2012-13 season.

NBC does use it however occasionaly primarily only during the basketball tourment of the Olympics.

[playoffexpert1]

@now its 015-016 =(

[segundojavy84]

when i hear this, i remember when my favorite team the chicago bulls were actually good and winning championships!

[tjbsap]

Best theme ever :)

[halberdier30]

Cowbell.

Need I say more?

[gregpimpmack2]

Go Pistons Lakers always bow down to us in the finals!!! 2-1 in the finals vs the Lakers. And if you want to count it, Detroit over all 3-1 vs LA in finals, 2-1 NBA 1-0 WNBA

[rayodele]

classic. this was when the Lakers had the three-peat.

i was twelve at this time supporting the Lakers. and I still do.

[Bigstarrocker9]

Yeah same here i was in HS that time and i am with u there. GO LAKERS