NBA Intros in 1990s (1993-2000)

[@KTF0]

Back when basketball gave you goosebumps before the game.

[@wannaspritecranberry309]

Statutory Grape still does

[@malcorub]

@M quiet futbl boy

[@mikeayia8819]

Omg goose bumps omg I felt like I was playing

[@freakyfornash]

@M Go away you fucking bot!

[@dennisdamenispa-crrtrpftae-c]

For real

[@SNESdrunk]

Barkley slapping the Bulls mascot will never get old

[@michaelgardberg]

What’s the time stamp for that?

[@JordanManfrey]

@@michaelgardberg 1:48

[@kennybegeske8824]

Smack

[@MrSweeperUSA]

NBA on NBC was my all time favorite theme song. I'd go bat shit crazy when games came on to this song

[@shinkazama3959]

Is it just me or has the NBA somehow 'forgotten' to do these AWESOME starting line-ups in today's 'Modern Era' of NBA?!

[@realniggashit3]

Well, because players no longer pride themselves being starters, suiting up all 82 games, and giving their all. Benchwarmers are getting paid $15 million a year.

[@braxton9192]

@@realniggashit3 what tf are you talking about? The TV broadcasts just don't do this anymore because people don't have to attention spans to sit through this shit

[@BaseballPlayer0]

@@braxton9192 but do they hav intros like these at the arena

[@johnn8223]

Why show something exciting when you can run more ads?

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

yeah I know what you mean...I miss the starting lineup intros...sad they don't do that in the nba finals...they just rush to tip off

[@geompat1]

Bulls intro is the gold standard.

[@JordanManfrey]

it's fucking spooky

[@kennyazstate]

It is a crime none of the networks show these live introductions anymore.

[@MichaelJW72]

Some bean counters realized they could sell some ads in that space.

[@sxwrulz]

Nothing beat Ray Clay introducing the Bulls.

[@Juan_rivera]

Idk the Knicks intro was pretty dope

[@samsungp1000]

@@Juan_rivera Mike Walczewski

[@freakyfornash]

@@samsungp1000 Who's still amazingly going strong as we speak now too!

[@seakc87]

@HappyGilmore It does, but that Knicks intro gives it a run for its money

[@burningkarma]

Face it, everyone copied the Bulls after their intro caught on.

[@sillygoose635]

opinion but ok

[@CovfefeDotard]

Stevie not opinion

[@sillygoose635]

@@CovfefeDotard not not opinion

[@lousanto1054]

ChicAWgo Bulls!

[@mohammedkhaleel7542]

The pistons did it first with the final countdown...

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

And the man in the middle: 7'1" center from the US Naval Academy, The Admiral! David Robinson! Never gets old. Great video raochun.

[@teddywhite3129]

knicks music crowd and announcers gave me goosebumps

[@TheR2686]

Best intro NY Knicks ever had !! Fans at the Garden went CRAZY when the song started !

[@31FilmTalk]

That song though, sounds like the morning news is about to start or something haha

[@iad77]

It sounded even louder in 99 with spree and Houston, they'd have John McEnroe and other celebs do a skit first going to the garden 😁

[@Michael34-14]

I liked NY’s as well. Had a light show effect to it 👍🏽

[@wardogkilla]

U can never compare the bulls intro is the best

[@bhratbrat]

@@31FilmTalk It was composed by Edd Kalehoff so maybe that's why

[@vancesalmon2404]

I can't believe the Bulls fired Ray Clay because on how he introduced Michael Jordan when he returned to Chicago as a Wizard but now if a major player has a farewell tour they all get introduced like a big deal I admit the line up introduction not the same anymore without Ray Clay

[@TRJ2241987]

You can't believe it? Guess you've never heard how poorly Jerry Krause and Reinsdorf got along with Michael Jordan. They chased the damn guy out of the league and city! Of course they got petty about how Ray introduced Michael back!

[@denistuohy2535]

Ray Clay put a curse on Chicago

[@oldeenglishd45]

Vance Salmon different time, I guess.

[@LaPotraBellaca]

Vance Salmon never knew his name until now

[@RaulSmith]

That's some petty shit

[@simply-tom]

This was the most exciting times. Just different times, different era, different generation of fans. I’m so glad I was a part of it. The intros really got you into the game. It was part of the big show! These days, not so much anymore.

[@JackhammerPossessor]

yea why would they not do this anymore

[@LifeIsNotorious]

Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons had the best intros.

[@koroseman1]

LifeIsNotorious agreed

[@steelersnation2426]

LifeIsNotorious which one had the pistons at home?

[@boatymcboatface18]

Don't forget the Knicks Go NY Go. Of course, the Knicks aren't even deserving of a sweet intro nowadays.

[@lousanto1054]

Facts!!!!

[@kmwsavaki]

Ray Clay & Mason !!!!

[@JelaniB28]

I miss the NBA on NBC. That theme music is irreplaceable. ABC is so lame.

[@retroguyretail1976]

agreed

[@seakc87]

John Tesh sold the music rights to FOX. I don't like it. It feels wrong.

[@retroguyretail1976]

ahhhhh all makes sense doesnt go with cbb i easily think of the 90's on nbc with marv albert and mike fratello the czar of the telestarighter the jordan /bulls dynasty

[@JerseyDave321]

@@seakc87 Tesh actually offered it to ABC and they declined. They're the worst!

[@thabeaststl3703]

Yeah that NBA on NBC theme brought some memories back!!

[@lucky247365]

I love it when the laser beams create the outline of the NBC logo and then the music kicks in. So epic and they need to get the NBA back onto NBC.

[@devares2006]

Good luck with that.

[@sostdm617]

The NBA on NBC Goosebumps man i swear

[@akis_mikon00]

AAAAAAAAANDD NOOOOOOOOOOOW THE STARTING LINE UP FOR YOUR CHICAGOOOOOO BUUULS !!!! Guaranteed that nothing can beat that. ΜJ , Pippen , Ray Clay... Pure Gold man

[@vkeitt21]

I can't believe that the Utah Jazz blatantly ripped off the Bulls introductions. I remember the Suns did it in 1993 too.

[@kmarti49]

vkeitt21 actually the suns started using Sirius in 1990, Bulls first used it the year of their first title in 1991. But the song is and should be synonymous with the 90s era Bulls

[@jneuss]

vkeitt21 Thanks for that clarification. Suns PA announcer was Jeff Munn.

[@snhtown9]

Correction. The Bulls did use Sirius during the 89-90 season when Tommy Edwards was still their PA announcer. However, it's just not what Ray Clay brought to the table for years. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZy7dn2Ji86Kn8k

[@ReaganFrey]

To the Jazz credit you could barely hear the song over the screaming fireworks, screaming fans and the revving motorcycle.

[@TRJ2241987]

That's Bull-Shit. The Bulls were already using Sirius by Pippen/Grant's rookie season in 87-88. I have the 87-88 season VHS ("Higher Ground") and there is an entire montage set to Sirius.

[@howardpower]

This is when NBA games were games. And not drama.

[@jasminedubois6711]

the intro theme just made that much more magical. The days of Jordan, Pippen, and all the other legends are but a distant memory. But what a time to be alive back then.

[@jasminedubois6711]

And when people actually gave a crap about basketball.

[@marsrox2]

@Marvin Santana ...which still helps the NBA. So what are you getting at?

[@btone310]

@@marsrox2 Ratings nowhere near the numbers in the 90s.

[@Gmannn04]

Marvin Santana prove your point.

[@markmiller3308]

When a playoff road team heard Sirius it meant their dream season was about to come back down to reality..

[@rohitpuri4237]

As a Lakers fan, I will say, that 2000 Lakers NBA Finals Game 1 Intro may not really slap, but it game me chills taking me back to that time as I was just graduating HS as this series got under way.

[@bryanortega6036]

Who ever posted this God bless you.

[@kentuckyman21]

i used to get excited about the NBA when I heard this theme

[@patrikbytyqi4ever]

Do you know the name of it ?

[@BaseballPlayer0]

@@patrikbytyqi4ever roundbll rock

[@howardpower]

Goosebumps in 2018 anyway? Just shows how good 90’s NBA truly is and not was. Ever.

[@jasonstewart194]

Missed out the best one - the Seattle Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper Sonics with the Pink Floyd "you better run" riff

[@behindthefern2846]

Rest in peace, Jerry Sloan

[@realmatic5401]

Lakers fan here but I actually liked the Knicks one pretty cool

[@Eperez27]

Real Matic I agree with you 100%, they need to bring that one back if the Knicks ever make the finals again :-(

[@rohitpuri4237]

Lakers fan here, yes the Knicks especially the 1993-1994 Knicks had the best Intro outside of the Bulls for the East teams.

[@jasminedubois6711]

This was back in the days when the rivalries were intense, the players were recognizable, and you actually wanted to stay home and watch the games.

[@GinoChaviano19]

I still feel all that still applies today

[@anthologyofinterest1]

Basic ass comment

[@damienkirksey7026]

The NBA needs to comeback to NBC,because today's NBA is becoming too commercial

[@scatback29]

R.I.P. Kobe ! Give me some goosebumps. Good old days ;-))

[@whome1636]

NBA on NBC intro, music is legendary too!

[@Unknown90010]

Michael Jordan with a spectacular move Marv Albert

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

NBA on NBC...great times...heck I enjoyed it when MLB and wwf was on NBC

[@apap1586]

The Knicks were the best because they never copied , they always made their own intros from scratch. The Knicks also got to go back to doing it the old way; only turn the lights out during playoff time.

[@marlonnorris9288]

THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF REAL BASKETBALL!

[@rohitpuri4237]

That 1993-1994 New York Knicks Intro takes me back to 6th Grade.

[@BaseballPlayer0]

oj

[@animecity9678]

How did you get along woth your life wothout phones or electronics

[@sostdm617]

​@@animecity9678we just did back then video games ect

[@rohitpuri4237]

@@animecity9678bro, it was wild times out in those streets without the interwebs. 😂😂😂

[@LaPotraBellaca]

Thank you John Tesh for this classic jingle

[@ramtruth3]

Man this dude played the bulls mainly smh. Was thinking he was going to play other squads intros. IMO Sonics intro was the best. scared the crap out of me when my squad went to face them.

[@Shift2375]

Back when fans were in the moment, a part of the game, appreciating every second of history - not pretending to be there while staring at their phones.

[@ΟΝΟ285-χ6ε]

long live the 90s

[@runtmc173]

The Sonics had a great intro too

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

Right?!?! That intro from the early to mid 90's was AMAZING! Using the SAME Bulls' intro twice (93 & 96) was lame... especially since that song was used in places like Phoenix, Utah, etc...

[@josephD32]

Sonics intro theme: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpPJfGOir7ZpY9E

[@SacTowN2Tuskegee]

Those were the DAYS!!! For REAL! LOL! Thanks for posting! 👍😎👍

[@sweetmapleleafs]

When those lights turned off in Chicago & Sirius started playin, you knew shit was gonna go down. It was the most intimidating intro in sports at the time, those Bulls intros with Ray Clay at the mic

[@أبوالليل-ش7د]

From a lakers fan bulls intro is the best

[@briandonegan8480]

The Lakers PA announcer at the end. Made me want to tuck in with cookies and a glass of warm milk snd kiss Mommy goodnight and go to sleep.

[@reilorenzo]

Thanks for posting!

[@romanwilliams-py7yt]

Bro the first intro was fire that really gave me goosebumps but the downside was that I live in phoenix so I was pretty mad that the suns lost

[@romanwilliams-py7yt]

The first bass of the bulls intro when they were about to introduce Horace grant🥶🥶

[@dsc5754]

14:29 The jazz with that over the top fireworks intro 😁🤣

[@ClasherSports]

this intro should still be played today.... i get goosebumps still

[@BaseballPlayer0]

abc does the games

[@mikearden7209]

The Knicks intro was the best.

[@Justmejoee]

Loved Our Spurs PA Announcer Back In The Day

[@tellyhennessey5422]

Utah Jazz!!!! As much as I love ❤❤❤❤❤my baby john Stockton!!! The jazz stole the bulls intro music 🎶

[@MrReese]

Hahaha, when Barkley hit the Bulls mascot and it went down, hilarious :D. btw, did the Jazz just steal the Bulls entrance theme (Sirius)??

[@rockerseven]

Funny story, the next game the Bulls mascot had a big bandage on his nose lol

[@sbxhdbsjcbcjsc]

Yep

[@Carbun4732]

The Jazz tried to make the bulls deaf with that intro 😂😂

[@matthewj16]

The NBC, NBA intro hit different. Back when the game was great. I’ll never forget the Saturday afternoon MJ came back against the Pacers.

[@CJRealHoops1]

Watching the Bulls have to literally plug their ears when the Jazz did their starting lineups is just amazing

[@derekwarr8567]

When you heard that NBC intro...it meant Jordan was coming to eat you

[@robertharris6785]

That 96 finals intro between the bulls and sonics iz EPIC💯

[@seanpenn3]

Nothing but Ray Clay and Sirius. Absolutly nothing. Ever.

[@whome1636]

Man I miss basketball, love it dearly. Learn from this coronavirus bs, nothing is granted.

[@colleenflattery4755]

I know, can't wait for fans coming back to the stands! Have a Happy New Year!

[@harunali1960]

AND NOW YOUR EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS, YOUR NEW YORK KNIIIIICKS.

[@Eperez27]

Harun Ali loved mikes voice and how all the player intros fit this song so well.

[@jamaalfridge]

5:41 - I'm a Bulls fan, and our intro is the gold standard, but the Knicks intro song and announcer are AMAZING! It's a real throwback.

[@SNESdrunk]

bwahahaha

[@Oat_meal_YT]

When the NBA was the NBA.

[@anthologyofinterest1]

F-14A Tomcat Tobar your comment is basic as shit and unoriginal

[@damienkirksey7026]

@@anthologyofinterest1 SHUT up

[@kingammo6090]

I don't understand when I see comments like this..

[@EzMoney95]

When that music came on nbc you knew it was going to be a good one .

[@tribefan9112003]

I always love how Phil Jackson and Riles are just "eh, meh, let's get this game started...."

[@beaudure01]

Trivia - the Bulls song Sirius is by the Alan Parsons Project. They introduced the visitors with the Pink Floyd song On the Run. The engineer on that recording? Alan Parsons.

[@thabeaststl3703]

NBA on NBC theme brought me home.......so Great!!!! Put this with ESPN Friday Night Hockey theme.....I'm a kid again.....haha!

[@iad77]

The Knicks one was amazing! I loved the 2000 one when they were 8 seeds with sprewell .... Orlando had the worst music but the best announcer? .... I miss these days 😁

[@IsmaelNoria]

If Ewing stayed healthy the Knicks were champions

[@iad77]

I wish... But even a healthy Ewing wouldn't have been enough against Duncan and Robinson. The Knicks went small when Ewing was out and it helped them a lot compared to the slow pace when he was in...

[@freakyfornash]

That was actually in 1999 when they made the finals as the 8th seed, but yeah.

[@iad77]

@@freakyfornash yeah of course I meant 99 haha.... The heat, Pacers series then the spurs in the finals....camby spree Houston and LJ

[@sirvilhelmofyonderland]

Modern NBA intros are like a goofy Disney movie

[@noahlantz7994]

Does any PA announcer say "good evening" anymore? Seems lkke a whole different world

[@Carbun4732]

The Jazz tried to give the Bulls hearing problems with that intro😂 And it probably worked on Jordan since he probably can't hear his teammates say "Pass the ball I'm wide open!" 😂😂

[@KWCline91]

You should've had the Rockets 1995 Finals intro against the Magic for Game 3. The Rockets mocked the Magic by playing It's a Small World After All when they introduced Orlando's lineup. Then, the place went crazy.

[@red23rd]

You need to add both of finalist each years, I mean Supersonics's intro in 1996 was awsome too.. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuper sonics...

[@dontedrake2316]

I like the Lakers intro the bulls intro the the New York Knicks 94 intro those are my favorites

[@iad77]

They missed the Knicks 2000.... Also the supersonics in 96 theirs was amazing!

[@josephD32]

Supersonics 90's theme: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpPJfGOir7ZpY9E

[@iad77]

@@josephD32 amazing ☺️

[@iad77]

@@josephD32 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h53Wcn5mjsxnrNE ☺️

[@dupreejones3243]

The mad house on Madison Avenue

[@inallairness]

Great upload. I produce an NBA-history podcast, "In all Airness". Ray Clay is a former guest. I'd love to have Mike Walczewski guest, too.

[@johndantley2207]

I think that is amazing. I used to host a pirate radio show about everything BAA and NBA 1946-present. Humor,history and analysis. If you ever want perhaps see if I could come on for a few minutes that would be great but heck,it's your podcast so up to you entirely. My email is [e-mail] From there,I can pass my number if you feel like interviewing me or anything. And yes,your uploads kick ass,Adam.

[@raymondmontez3023]

Kobe and Shaw need way more credit. Winning with Rice, Green, Harper at that point of their careers...damn.

[@raymondmontez3023]

*Shaq

[@davidd.7410]

"Good evening everyone and welcome to Madison Square Garden !......The world most famous arena!" BEST-LINE-EVER :)

[@jakestanley52]

Jazz really stole that track! Unbelievable. AND SAN ANTONIO TOO!

[@josephD32]

A few teams did. I know the Phoenix Suns also used it.

[@MichaelJW72]

@@josephD32Actually Phoenix used it before the Bulls.

[@josephD32]

@@MichaelJW72 What year did Phoenix begin using it? I'm not syaing they didn't, but I don't remember them using it prior to 1992, and can't find any intros before 1992. The Bulls started in 1986. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYKnY4Krg69rjrc

[@efremcharlot9623]

As a Rockets fan when we used to hear this music we knew it was about to be a good game

[@alexbarco5426]

Charles Barkley....... slap the bull lmaooo

[@nuckymancini7013]

He wasnt kidding neither

[@Michael-gu5kl]

Any chance you could get any of the games from Market Square Arena or Gainbridge Fieldhouse where Reb Porter did the starting lineups?

[@brycemcneil4404]

Just echoing many of the commenters that accurately pointed out this compilation is incomplete without the Sonics' "Run Like Hell."

[@kanishi47]

thank you, raochun

[@DannyDeMaso]

Crowd electricity at MSG will forever be unmatched.

[@risingphoenix1484]

Everyone ripping off the bulls intro, jazz and san antonio...

[@Evan5362]

5:41 this is where they got the 2K7 intro cinematic from

[@rockerseven]

The best intro is clearly the team that you grew up watching lol. Sadly the NBA will NEVER again be this exciting. This was the NBA's heyday. I mean listen to those crowds! Oh, and people need to stop this notion that the Bulls somehow owned the rights to Sirius or something. A few teams used that song, and in fact as a kid, I thought it was just a general NBA intro theme.

[@DesmondShannon87]

seeing the Knicks...I got a question. do most people believe that 1999 in the finals vs San Antonio was the last time they were of any relevant good?...as for the Spurs THIS was my favorite Iteration .Duncan, Elie, Johnson, Robinson,Elliott. A true 5 man Bulls-esque Dynasty right there

[@MOCskoden]

What’s that song called 20:50

[@zhannem]

'Right Now' - Van Halen

[@captain4053]

As a kid I was like did the jazz just copy the bulls confused like wtf

[@Ramenshea83]

Orlando magic played jock jams intro

[@pfull9206]

I agree, as a Chicago fan we find a way to put together best teams in all sports and louse it away. Chicago Bears, starter franchise of the NFL should never play second to any organization. When the Bears are good the NFL benefit.

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

For the 95-96 Finals, you used Ray Clay, in Chicago, when you had that awesome Supersonics intro as an option?! Especially more frustrating, given that you feature the Bulls intro from 93, which is the same in 1996 (yes yes, different starters, but still...). Put up a redux version of this video, and please use the 95-96 Supersonics intro song.

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

+ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED I am not related to him, but I have met him several times, and I even got to play basketball with him, and a bunch of other pick-up players, at the Greenlake basketball courts back in the mid 90's.

[@ryandevoy8673]

The pacers were not in the 1995 finals it was the Magic and the Rockets which the Magic got swept they showed the Eastern Conference Finals instead of the finals

[@Justin5774Life]

For the home intro for the Jazz they used Sirius and for the intro for the Spurs they use a snippet of Sirius

[@jedlabe]

Wich one you think is the best and why Chicago's???

[@HMAT17]

21：50 まさかまたロンハーパーが出てくるとは！ Ron Harper comeback?!

[@benjigillet9423]

8:55 what is this song please?

[@joelfresque6335]

Bulls intro just wild. And I’m. A pistons fan

[@jobpak]

The legendary intro of Red Assault Team..Chicago Bulls..MJ Era