Here is CBS's intro to the NBA back in the 1970s. Wow. What a song. Makes me glad that I only lived during the second half of that decade. What graphics!
Here is the CBS intro before Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals. Ya know, the one where Magic went nuts on the Sixers? Go about 2:30 into the clip to see the techno intro.
Here is what most of us remember of the NBA on CBS. This is the intro before Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals. To me, this is the best intro the NBA has ever, ever, ever, ever had. Ever. Nothing beats the beat just as the graphics end and game tape begins. As for the final graphic of the intro when the ball bounces from halfcourt into the basket? Classic!
Of course, the NBA on NBC was almost as great. Almost. The theme music defined the NBA during the 1990s and the graphics were a huge upgrade. The big difference is that NBC realized it had bottled lightning. In all the years they had the NBA, they didn't go away from this intro. Still, nostalgically speaking, the CBS intro wins by a nose.
And this is ABC's intro. Ugh. Sorry, but having the Pussycat Dolls singing the opener does nothing. I know that ABC/ESPN is working on the fact that sports fans like good looking chicks, but that's why God invented cheerleaders. Now, if ABC kept stuff like this for their intro ... maybe we'd enjoy it a bit better.
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