The NBA on NBC” ran for 12 seasons from 1990 to 2002, highlighted by two separate three-peats for the Chicago Bulls dynasty led by Michael Jordan. It was also an era notably remembered for the theme song “Roundball Rock” composed by John Tesh.

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By Sanjesh SinghThe 2025 basketball season will see something different — something that hasn't been seen since the early 2000s.NBA on NBC is coming back to television screens and introducing itself to streaming platforms beginning with the 2025-26 league campaign.

After a 23-year hiatus, the NBA is back on NBC, where Michael Jordan made it Must-See TV --an era the network is trying to reprise with nods to the past and nods to the technological future.

Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.