This is what made the NBA the best ever during this era. Jordan, Rockets, Barkley, Miller vs. Knicks, Stockton/Malone, Lakers 3-Peat, Admiral. I loved this period.
KWCline91 those where real rivalries bulls-knicks pacers-knicks lakers-kings suns-sonics heat-knicks wow i just realize knicks where hated by more teams anyways rockets-jazz and nbc knew how to pump it up more i remember the 1994 all-star game they where interviewing pippen and ewing at same time and ask you guys face each other next week here on nbc but just for tonight you guys are friends right and niether 1 reply back thats how much hatred was back then and made the game more personal and fun
If anything, they should've started showing the NBA on NBC back in the mid 80s. Think of what they would've shown if it wasn't on CBS----the last Bird vs Magic NBA finals, the dawn of the Bad Boys, Bird's steal, the hayday of the Bulls-Pistons rivalry, the shot and the beginnings of several great careers (Stockton, Miller, Ewing, Malone etc).
Bulls won 6, Lakers won 3, My Rockets won 2, and the Spurs Was able to get one in 99! But, there were so many teams that were VERY close to picking some of these. Suns, Knicks, Pacers, Jazz, Sonics, Blazers. A lot of the bulls NBA finals series were down to just one Clutch Play by the Bulls! 🔥 Paxson in 93, Jordan in 98 Etc! For the rockets, Just imagine if Olajuwon DIDN’T block John Starks 3 in Game 6, the Knicks might have taken one of the rockets titles away, SO GLAD that block happened! 🔥 Olajuwon my favorite Center to play!
@@n1c704 I believe the Bulls would have lost in either 94 or 95 to the Rockets. The Rockets didn't have anyone that could have stopped Jordan, but the Bulls didn't have anyone who could stop Hakeem. Jordan did come back in '95 after all-star break, and they lost to the Magic...the same team the Rockets swept in the finals that same year. Now, we all know that wasn't the same Jordan, but the Rockets were a very well-rounded team just like the Bulls. It would come down to who would have the bigger impact: Hakeem or Jordan, and I think the Rockets win one of those series. Hakeem was the best center during that small stretch, which included Robinson, Shaquille, Ewing, etc. and Jordan's Bulls never had a dominant center. Jordan puts Hakeem on his all-time starting 5 for what it's worth. Would have been one of the best series of all time
ericradford2142 I'm laughing my ass off because some years back me and my friends would be watching the nfl games and they didn't realize what I was talking about when I said they only play the slowed down melodic version when a player was injured and they believed when every game on Fox watching the Sunday Ticket they was like damn we never realized and said I was right.😂😂😂
NBA shouldn’t have never left NBC. This was the end of the NBA as we know it, it hasn’t been the same since. Still good but not great like it was in the 90s. Anybody that grew up watching this in the 90s would understand
Yes man! I feel you on this one. This was my childhood during the 90’s. It was like a magical feeling, especially during the playoffs on NBC. Everything from the opening theme music, to the excellent play-by-play announcing, to the electric atmosphere of watching the games at home. What an experience it was! You’re right, Philly it just hasn’t been the same since.
All this happened in 2002 where I felt like my childhood was ruined. The NBA on NBC came to an end. Disney's One Saturday Morning came to an end on ABC. Then Fox Kids came to an end as well.
2002, NBC's run with the NBA ended with Kobe and Shaq's three-peat 2025: NBC's next run with the NBA begins with Lebron's potential final year in basketball
LOL How did you *not* report it like *this?* 2002: NBC's run with the NBA ends the final year before Lebron James enters the NBA! 2025: NBC's next run with the NBA begins with Lebron's potential final year in the NBA! If that ends up happening, that will be one of the strangest coincidences of all-time!
Nothing beats looking back at remembering the real true golden era of pure professional 🏀 basketball greatness of the NBA ON NBC (1990-2002). Amazing 12 telecast Year run that began on 11/3rd/1990, then it ended at 6/12th/2002. - This was way back when superstars don't need to be jumping around to form super teams from where we all had Real players, real passion, real defense, real sportsmanship, real love for the game before the old school dream team era ended in 2003 then it went downhill becoming known as the soft modern era. 1992 is where I grew up with the league along with my favorite childhood flim Space Jam released on 11/15th/1996. No matter what happens in the league of the here & now, I'm still a loyal Chicago Bulls fan. Teamwork, Defense & Perseverance win NBA Championships🏆. Thanks For The Incredible Memories. The In - Season & Play - In Tournaments?! Today's NBA as we all know it just went way too soft. 23 years has passed & it's sad that we'll never see an NBA franchise 3-peat again. The 1990's to early 2000's will always be the greatest era of NBA Basketball.
Chicago Bulls brought me to the NBA on NBC back in 1991 when they first won the NBA championship in the 1st repeat with Michael Jordan and his teammates and again in the 2nd 3-peat but it was an honor to be part of the Last Dance when I was a little boy!!!!
You can never beat this era of the NBA..NBA on NBC growing up as a kid was something I will never forget..after espn and abc took over they have brought it down if I had a choice to watch the NBA today or women's crochet I would choose women's crochet..RIP NBA on NBC!!!
Even the WNBA on NBC was worth watching. ESPN/ABC tries to much to manufacture drama instead of building on it naturally like NBC did. It seemed like NBC and CBS before that really embraced the league and it's brand potential.
My issue with ABC (Disney)/ESPN is, it's all watered down. The timing couldn't have been worse. The only time I ever watched the NBA (after '02) was a year later. It sure wasn't the same. Wide World Of Sports should have still be on. Thank God for the Spanish/foreign channels (I love their real, raw, old-school style/approach).
So sad when the said goodbye to the NBA. I remember hearing "Roundball Rock" over and over again their first season during the 1991 finals with when the Bulls and Lakers played each other.
I’m hearing rumors that ESPN/ABC might cut ties with the NBA after 20 years. This means NBC has a shot to get the NBA back which would be happy joys for us basketball 🏀 fans.
If I was commissioner of the NBA, I'd make 2016 ABC/ESPN's FINAL YEAR covering the NBA, then give the rights back to NBC to start the 2016-17 season. ABC and ESPN have screwed up NBA coverage for THE LAST TIME! Commissioner Silver, please....rethink your decision on the network deals following the 2015-16 season. We NBA fans have waited 13 years for the NBA on NBC, what's 1 more year compared to the 9 you'd be making us wait if you go through with this? BRING BACK THE NBA ON NBC!
With the NHL leaving NBC at the end of the season it's a long shot I know but NBC should try to go after the NBA again. It's a long shot but never say never
I was sad when Dick Stockton saw off the NBA on CBS. The NBA on NBC seemed silly...then it became the gold standard. ABC gets a lot of crap, but they've gotten MUCH better as the years have gone by. That first Finals with Brad Nessler and Tom Tolbert was symbolic as the Spurs and Nets was the worst Finals I've watched. Lowest rated Finals in the modern era. But they got better. It's not on NBC's level, but it's absolutely watchable now.
Classic! I think CBS closing montage was a hair better. How will ESPN/ABC go out? Who knows, the NBA is mighty profitable now and has plenty of "stars" to keep it relevant. NBC made a huge mistake back then, not riding out the "after Jordan" trail. If one thing history had shown us, and obviously the suits at NBC didn't understand is..."there is ALWAYS another". If they had rode it out, LeBron was just 4 years away.
Picture that the NBA on NBC had the two of the greatest play-by-play guys in Mike Breen and of course, Marv Albert. From Michael's 6 championships to Los Angeles' three-peat. Man, NBC's coverage was simply not just ordinary.
I just realized something: in the 12 years on NBC only one team didn't repeat (San Antonio); outside of them, everyone else repeated (Bulls 2 3-peats, Rockets back to back, Lakers 3-peat)
sigh, miss these days. end of an era. NBA On ABC is boring imo. I liked NBA On ABC when it was started, but once the 2010's came, i thought it went downhill
the end of real basketball this was the phil jackson era he won 9 out of the 12 championships that nbc had and he didnt coach 1 year the other years jordan was retired nba on nbc was the best of times
22 years later, the NBA on NBC is back 😮
But it won’t be the same as it was back then though
@@DanielHernandez-el7hg Times change.
@@AlexAcostaArtunfortunately ABC will still televise the Finals.
R.I.P. Kobe Bryant
RIP Bill Walton
November 5, 1952-May 27, 2024
RIP to a basketball legend
This is what made the NBA the best ever during this era. Jordan, Rockets, Barkley, Miller vs. Knicks, Stockton/Malone, Lakers 3-Peat, Admiral. I loved this period.
KWCline91 those where real rivalries bulls-knicks pacers-knicks lakers-kings suns-sonics heat-knicks wow i just realize knicks where hated by more teams anyways rockets-jazz and nbc knew how to pump it up more i remember the 1994 all-star game they where interviewing pippen and ewing at same time and ask you guys face each other next week here on nbc but just for tonight you guys are friends right and niether 1 reply back thats how much hatred was back then and made the game more personal and fun
If anything, they should've started showing the NBA on NBC back in the mid 80s. Think of what they would've shown if it wasn't on CBS----the last Bird vs Magic NBA finals, the dawn of the Bad Boys, Bird's steal, the hayday of the Bulls-Pistons rivalry, the shot and the beginnings of several great careers (Stockton, Miller, Ewing, Malone etc).
jail blazers as well
Don't forget the Bulls' TWO threepeats.
@@ILoveOldTWC Underneath the Jordan category.
4 teams won the NBA championship during the 12 year NBC run...
Roundball Rock is the greatest sports theme in History
Bulls won 6, Lakers won 3, My Rockets won 2, and the Spurs Was able to get one in 99!
But, there were so many teams that were VERY close to picking some of these. Suns, Knicks, Pacers, Jazz, Sonics, Blazers. A lot of the bulls NBA finals series were down to just one Clutch Play by the Bulls! 🔥 Paxson in 93, Jordan in 98 Etc!
For the rockets, Just imagine if Olajuwon DIDN’T block John Starks 3 in Game 6, the Knicks might have taken one of the rockets titles away, SO GLAD that block happened! 🔥 Olajuwon my favorite Center to play!
@@NickIntoTechimagine if Jordan never retired and the Rockets played against the Bulls in the finals.
@@n1c704 I believe the Bulls would have lost in either 94 or 95 to the Rockets. The Rockets didn't have anyone that could have stopped Jordan, but the Bulls didn't have anyone who could stop Hakeem. Jordan did come back in '95 after all-star break, and they lost to the Magic...the same team the Rockets swept in the finals that same year. Now, we all know that wasn't the same Jordan, but the Rockets were a very well-rounded team just like the Bulls. It would come down to who would have the bigger impact: Hakeem or Jordan, and I think the Rockets win one of those series. Hakeem was the best center during that small stretch, which included Robinson, Shaquille, Ewing, etc. and Jordan's Bulls never had a dominant center. Jordan puts Hakeem on his all-time starting 5 for what it's worth. Would have been one of the best series of all time
Phil Jackson won 9 of those 😮
Saddest day in my years following sports broadcasting.
This makes me cry every single time. I knew at the time it would never be the same again. I just didn't anticipate how much worse it would get.
I never liked the idea that ABC had the nba rights. I wanted it to continue for a long time.
@@steveestrada9287 now it's returning in 2025!
NBA during the 90's best time in pro basketball and on NBC.
this is really sad. i rather see NBA back on NBC, than to see it on ABC.
Kim Martin or FOX as well as long as they don't play the FOX injury music whenever a player is injured.
ericradford2142 I'm laughing my ass off because some years back me and my friends would be watching the nfl games and they didn't realize what I was talking about when I said they only play the slowed down melodic version when a player was injured and they believed when every game on Fox watching the Sunday Ticket they was like damn we never realized and said I was right.😂😂😂
I like ABC because it has the ESPN crew
ABC/ESPN is horrendous.
@@ericjohnson4514 I thought I was the only one. It's like somebody died.
RIP Bill Walton, Steve Jones & Kobe Bryant.
23 years later and the NBA returns to NBC. RIP NBA on TNT
This was a great time to be alive!! The NBA on NBC & the 90s were special!!!
And it's back.
This is the NBA I grew up with and will always remember
Same here and I want that back
NBA on NBC had such a professional class that never truly was reproduced on any other network.
The saddest Day in NBA Sports Broadcasting History...Please Bring Back NBA on NBC
After bill Walton and Steve called out the league and officials on national TV during the WCF "02 finals. NBA on NBC got canceled
chicagobullsfan03 NBC was outbid by ABC/ESPN in 2001.
Coming back in 2025-This is the NBA on NBC!
NBA shouldn’t have never left NBC. This was the end of the NBA as we know it, it hasn’t been the same since. Still good but not great like it was in the 90s. Anybody that grew up watching this in the 90s would understand
They definitely will be back on NBC or sign with Fox when their tv deals are up
Yes man! I feel you on this one. This was my childhood during the 90’s. It was like a magical feeling, especially during the playoffs on NBC. Everything from the opening theme music, to the excellent play-by-play announcing, to the electric atmosphere of watching the games at home. What an experience it was! You’re right, Philly it just hasn’t been the same since.
Unfortunately there is no way NBC will ever outbid ABC/ESPN (Disney) for the Game of the Week & Playoffs ☹️
@@dreamcage1801 I doubt it. No reason to think it won't stay on ESPN/ABC and TNT.
@@dreamcage1801 Fox ruins everything it touches.
R.I.P. Steve "Snapper" Jones
R.I.P Kobe Bryant
Yes, I enjoyed the banter between him and Bill Walton over the years ….. great memories and may he rest peacefully.
RIP Dock Enberg
RIP Marv Albert
RIP Bill Walton
Rest In Heaven Kobe Bryant!!!!
RIP Steve “Snapper” Jones.
But isn't he a rapist?
rip bill walton，and welcome back NBA ON NBC
They captured many of the NBA’s coolest memories, & now they get 2 do it again. The #NBAonNBC returns next fall!
Roundball Rock was the best and also my fav theme, hope NBA on NBC will come back
It was a privilege to watch all twelve seasons as they happened. I'm so glad I was alive during this time, it all feels like yesterday.
All this happened in 2002 where I felt like my childhood was ruined. The NBA on NBC came to an end. Disney's One Saturday Morning came to an end on ABC. Then Fox Kids came to an end as well.
i was born in 2002 lmao
Also TNBC ended that year as well
agreed i was 11 when this all happened
@@chadbaughman401 TNBC?
@@georgeespinoza245 Yea
Damn, I miss the NBA on NBC!
Me to
I love it so much and miss it a lot.
Its coming back in 2025
Along with Prime Video and ESPN/ABC/ESPN Deportes Spanish Network @@bryanw652
it's about to be 20 years and i still miss hearing that theme song
NBA on NBC (1990-2002)
Update: NBA ON NBC RETURNS FALL 2025!
2002, NBC's run with the NBA ended with Kobe and Shaq's three-peat
2025: NBC's next run with the NBA begins with Lebron's potential final year in basketball
LOL How did you *not* report it like *this?*
2002: NBC's run with the NBA ends the final year before Lebron James enters the NBA!
2025: NBC's next run with the NBA begins with Lebron's potential final year in the NBA!
If that ends up happening, that will be one of the strangest coincidences of all-time!
@@mazdakmina9493Yup. BTW chill down a bit. Thanks, dude.
Nothing beats looking back at remembering the real true golden era of pure professional 🏀 basketball greatness of the NBA ON NBC (1990-2002).
Amazing 12 telecast Year run that began on 11/3rd/1990,
then it ended at 6/12th/2002. -
This was way back when superstars don't need to be jumping around to form super teams from where we all had Real players, real passion, real defense, real sportsmanship, real love for the game before the old school dream team era ended in 2003 then it went downhill becoming known as the soft modern era.
1992 is where I grew up with the league along with my favorite childhood flim Space Jam released on 11/15th/1996.
No matter what happens in the league of the here & now,
I'm still a loyal Chicago Bulls fan.
Teamwork, Defense & Perseverance win NBA Championships🏆.
Thanks For The Incredible Memories.
The In - Season & Play - In Tournaments?!
Today's NBA as we all know it just went way too soft.
23 years has passed & it's sad that we'll never see an NBA franchise 3-peat again.
The 1990's to early 2000's will always be the greatest era of NBA Basketball.
I fell in love with basketball during this time because of Kobe Bryant and the NBA on NBC theme song
Glad that NBC is coming back to the NBA in two years it looks.
RIP Inside the NBA on TNT though... they might get wrecked in the new media deal
Chicago Bulls brought me to the NBA on NBC back in 1991 when they first won the NBA championship in the 1st repeat with Michael Jordan and his teammates and again in the 2nd 3-peat but it was an honor to be part of the Last Dance when I was a little boy!!!!
RIP Bill Walton
RIP Kobe Bryant
RIP Steve “Snapper” Jones
RIP Bill Walton what a legend
...it's no coincidence that the league hasn't been the same since it left the NBC...whoever keeps renewing ABC's deal is an enemy of basketball...
After bill Walton and Steve called out the league and officials on national TV during the WCF "02 finals. NBA on NBC got canceled
chicagobullsfan03 it was because NBC was outbid by ABC/ESPN for the NBA rights in 2001.
7:29 the last image of the NBA on NBC
Until 2025
It's been 17 years since this final broadcast. Thank you,NBC for bringing us the NBA's greatest moments.
NBC is trying to get the NBA rights back
@@dreamcage1801NBC did get the NBA rights back
@@mikevanriel7573 yeah I know a couple of week ago
Bring that theme back. Celtics fan here but grew up watching the GOAT (23 In Red) every Sunday on NBC
You can never beat this era of the NBA..NBA on NBC growing up as a kid was something I will never forget..after espn and abc took over they have brought it down if I had a choice to watch the NBA today or women's crochet I would choose women's crochet..RIP NBA on NBC!!!
Watching this now brings back memories. RIP Bill Walton and Steve Jones
Who here’s when nba on nbc is coming back
And now the NBA on NBC will be back in Fall 2025!!!
Boo yah exciting day ever
@@dreamcage1801Indeed. BTW retro rules, dude.
NBA NBC was the last 3peat era! In 2002
They will return next year
You really feels like an end of an era.
A Golden era at that.
Who’s cutting onions!!! I’m not crying, y’all crying! 😢
NBC needs the nba again!!
Making their return next fall
2001 can never be shown without mentioning Iverson. Amazing year for him.
And now, after 22 years. IT'S BACK
HELLLLLL YEEEEAAAAAH
Ohh yes! I’ll be waiting bol
Golden era
12 years of basketball I’ll never forget
Even the WNBA on NBC was worth watching. ESPN/ABC tries to much to manufacture drama instead of building on it naturally like NBC did. It seemed like NBC and CBS before that really embraced the league and it's brand potential.
The WNBA has NEVER been worth watching.
My issue with ABC (Disney)/ESPN is, it's all watered down. The timing couldn't have been worse. The only time I ever watched the NBA (after '02) was a year later. It sure wasn't the same. Wide World Of Sports should have still be on. Thank God for the Spanish/foreign channels (I love their real, raw, old-school style/approach).
Please, bring NBA back to NBC! Go Lakers! 😭
Everyday I wish somehow they would get the rights back nba on nbc was a big part of my youth and it’s odd that it just went away
NBC is getting the NBA back in 2025.
Bring the NBA back to NBC
And it's back again along with Prime Video and ESPN/ABC/ESPN Deportes Spanish Sports Network
I miss NBA and NBC, great games and battles
There BAAAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK See you in 25
Marv Albert last broadcast is this ECF Finals
Rip nba on nbc 1991-2002
It didn’t die. NBC was outbid by ABC/ESPN 20 years ago.
Then baseball, WNBA and NHL too
NHL on NBC Rest in Peace @@damienchance2622
R.I.P bill walton. Would have been nice to see him come back when the nba goes back to nbc 😢.
The NBA on NBC always had the best coverage of NBA basketball!
NBA On NBC Forever
The NBA On NBC In The 1990’s Was The Silver Era Of Basketball… I Think.
RIP NBA On NBC (1990-2002)
Will be reunited within 2 years
Welcome back guys !!!! 👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks for uploading! I remember this clip fondly.
NBA on NBC is back!
Yeah I was 14 year old when the NBA on NBC it was ending I couldn't understand why every show that ended on NBC was my favorite
So sad when the said goodbye to the NBA. I remember hearing "Roundball Rock" over and over again their first season during the 1991 finals with when the Bulls and Lakers played each other.
I’m hearing rumors that ESPN/ABC might cut ties with the NBA after 20 years. This means NBC has a shot to get the NBA back which would be happy joys for us basketball 🏀 fans.
RIP Kobe Bryant Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🏀🏀🏀🏀
I started watching the first season NBC got it. A lucky boy.
R.I.P. Bill Walton
RIP Steve Jones/Bill Walton
Sad day I was 15 😢when it when the NBA on NBC was over. Started watching the NBA 96-97
It's coming back next fall. RUclips it
Such memories...
The End Of My Childhood
If I was commissioner of the NBA, I'd make 2016 ABC/ESPN's FINAL YEAR covering the NBA, then give the rights back to NBC to start the 2016-17 season. ABC and ESPN have screwed up NBA coverage for THE LAST TIME!
Commissioner Silver, please....rethink your decision on the network deals following the 2015-16 season. We NBA fans have waited 13 years for the NBA on NBC, what's 1 more year compared to the 9 you'd be making us wait if you go through with this? BRING BACK THE NBA ON NBC!
At least bring the NBA on NBC or NBCSN.
Bring back the nba it was the best
THERE BAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKKK. See you in 25
Yess! Bring back Hannah storm!
Pleases bring the NBA back on NBC.
The glory years
With the NHL leaving NBC at the end of the season it's a long shot I know but NBC should try to go after the NBA again. It's a long shot but never say never
NBC will fight very hard to get the NBA back
NBA on nbc night come back … at the expense of nba on tnt .. bittersweet
0:33 how strange. I clicked on this randomly and that hit different. today bill walton lost his battle with cancer 😢
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES 31 YEARS THIS YEAR
If NBA goes back to NBC, not only they should bring back Roundball Rock, please retain the Inside the NBA crew...
2025-26 NBA on NBC... it's back
These guys were definitely the inspiration for Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson.
Bring It Back, Bring Back NBA coverage to NBC
I was sad when Dick Stockton saw off the NBA on CBS. The NBA on NBC seemed silly...then it became the gold standard. ABC gets a lot of crap, but they've gotten MUCH better as the years have gone by. That first Finals with Brad Nessler and Tom Tolbert was symbolic as the Spurs and Nets was the worst Finals I've watched. Lowest rated Finals in the modern era. But they got better. It's not on NBC's level, but it's absolutely watchable now.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot and Bill Walton.
Returning in 2025-This is the NBA on NBC!
I just saw that
@@jayglenn82I’ve been reading about it for a minute. Media rights deadline is due next Monday.
This stirs the feels in me.
We back baby!!
Yes we are
Yes Sir!
@@LouisWarren530 cowabunga
Bob costas, Bill Walton, Marv Albert, steve jones, even Mike Breen pre ABC was peak NBA Broadcasting
See you soon for NBA on NBC in 2025.
UPDATE: NBA returns to NBC after 23 years.
THERE BAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKKKK
Although the will not do any NBA Finals, it’s great that NBC is doing the NBA again.
Classic! I think CBS closing montage was a hair better. How will ESPN/ABC go out? Who knows, the NBA is mighty profitable now and has plenty of "stars" to keep it relevant. NBC made a huge mistake back then, not riding out the "after Jordan" trail. If one thing history had shown us, and obviously the suits at NBC didn't understand is..."there is ALWAYS another". If they had rode it out, LeBron was just 4 years away.
Both of the montages were very great. I don't know about the ABC one.
RIP Bill Walton
Picture that the NBA on NBC had the two of the greatest play-by-play guys in Mike Breen and of course, Marv Albert. From Michael's 6 championships to Los Angeles' three-peat. Man, NBC's coverage was simply not just ordinary.
Well Breen is on ABC.
Coming soon, the return of the "NBA on NBC."
Greatest era in NBA...
I just realized something: in the 12 years on NBC only one team didn't repeat (San Antonio); outside of them, everyone else repeated (Bulls 2 3-peats, Rockets back to back, Lakers 3-peat)
On the other hand NBC still has the Olympic broadcast rights in the United States until 2032.
sigh, miss these days. end of an era. NBA On ABC is boring imo. I liked NBA On ABC when it was started, but once the 2010's came, i thought it went downhill
the end of real basketball this was the phil jackson era he won 9 out of the 12 championships that nbc had and he didnt coach 1 year the other years jordan was retired nba on nbc was the best of times