Best opening

[MrKnox]

1980's CBS

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1990's NBC

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[MrKnox]

Both of these intros still give me goosebumps. Which one was your favorite? Post the ABC intro if that's your fav.

[MrKnox]

Another '90's version


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[-Sammy-]

The NBC stuff is the best NBA coverage style/bumpers of all time, in my opinion, but I'm hugely biased, since the early 90s are when I discovered NBA basketball. I don't see how anyone can vote against that theme music... still weird to know that John Tesh is the composer.

As an aside, I thought the 'I Hate L.A.' t-shirts seen in the Boston street footage in the CBS clip were pretty hilarious. I don't think the NBA would ever pass muster on that message in today's PC culture.