The NBA on NBC returns: Here's what those behind-the-scenes say fans can expect originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area This is the NBA on NBC. Those words, and the iconic sports theme playing in the background as they were said, have not been heard during the broadcast of an NBA game in over two decades.

For many people, myself included, the NBA on NBC represents the first era of NBA basketball they were alive for. To be clear, while there was a stint from 1954-62 in which the NBA was on NBC, the 1990-2002 run is a run that an entire generation of NBA fans grew up with.