After a 23-year hiatus, the NBA on NBC returns tonight to tip off the 2025-26 season. The network is going all out to celebrate, from hiring Michael Jordan as a special contributor to bringing John Tesh on the Today Show for a live performance of “Roundball Rock.” For anyone who watched basketball in the 1990s, there are few things as iconic as that theme song, which immediately conjures memories of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers dynasties.
NBC is betting big on basketball, airing 100 regular-season games and a good chunk of the postseason, including the Western Conference Finals, on the main network and its streaming app, Peacock.