India, Oct. 22 -- The 2025-26 season of the NBA is back, and the league is back on the airwaves of NBC. This is a major development as the last time the NBA was on the NBA was back in 2002, for that year's Finals, The Athletic reports. 'NBA on NBC' was the network's telecast of the league from 1990 to 2002. The coverage had as its theme music 'Roundball Rock' - a composition by musician John Tesh.

So, on October 21, when NBA on NBC made a grand comeback, no effort was spared to increase the nostalgia component of the telecast.

The network started the telecast with a tribute montage featuring the great names from the 1990-2002 era - Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, and Magic Johnson. Then, they played the iconic 'Roundball R...