Today, the Team USA basketball team opened up the Olympic Games in Beijing by taking on the Chinese National Team, which included NBA notables Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Wang Zhizhi. After a close first half, USA broke away and won convincingly, 101-70. What I want to note about this game, which was part of NBC's immense Olympic coverage was their use of "Roundball Rock" during the game. This was the theme song for the NBA on NBC, composed by John Tesh. Once ABC took over national coverage of the NBA, the song went away. I guess NBC brought it back with their coverage of basketball. Listening to that song brings me back to the memories of the NBA when it was at its highest during the heydays of Jordan and the Bulls dynasties, Mailman and Stockton, Ewing and Starks, Miller and Smits, and the voice of Marv Albert...."Yes."
I'm sure you've heard this song before, if not let me introduce you to 'Roundball Rock'
Here's an ESPN.com article on Tesh and his infamous song
Here's an old intro from NBA on NBC:
......and here's Mr. Tesh's response to all the fans of the song:
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haha...tesh!
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