**Commercials**
Commercials. Commercials. 2 minute of SAS/Perkins. Commercials. Straight into tip-off. There is a massive difference between TNT and ESPN’s half-time show, both in length and quality. The quality of Inside the NBA might be hard to replicate, but at least don’t take after ESPN and run constant commercials.
**Gambling**
Watching the first quarter of game 2 between NYK-IND the other night, Kenny and Charles were promoting gambling in the middle of a game.
They minimized the game and had a small video in the feed of them. They spoke about spreads, something about Brunson scoring over or under 50pts in this game. Go ahead, place that bet guys.
I know it’s not the first time they’ve promoted gambling while the game is going on but it’s still shocking. It’s one thing to see it on a jersey, on the floor or in a commercial between the games… but seeing it during the game from Kenny and Charles just makes me so sick to my stomach.
**NBA player intros**
We haven’t seen players intro in around 10 years. I’m not sure exactly what year they stopped, but it was around 2014-16 or so. You might think; “Surely they run them during the finals right?” No and they haven’t in ages, all in the name of greed.
The youngins’ don’t know what they’re missing. So much hype comes out of those player intros. You get pumped up and they’re incredibly important for the fans at home to get into the game. So many fun memories have been created because of the player intros. Jordan and Alan Parsons Project, Heatles and Seven Nation Army, Pistons and The Final Countdown are permanently linked for a lot of people.
[97′ Bulls intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn6kiimEsYc)
[2005 Pistons intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcyYl-Bk60A&t)
[2008 Celtics intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHBaQAwdagk&t=1s)
[2013 HEAT intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8gXugd4z4k)
NBA your product is slipping and it’s all in the name of greed. NBC please right these wrongs.
by Robinsonirish
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I’m sure the NBC execs are prowling r/nba just thirsting for ideas to improve their product
And of course, roundball rock. Reacquire the rights if you need to
Gambling’s a runaway train that’s not going to be stopping unless the government changes course and decides to put more restrictions on it again. There’s too much money in it for the leagues and the networks for them to decide to stop “because it’s the right thing to do.”
I would bet they focus more on the actual games than TNT/ESPN but i wouldnt bet on less commercials lmao.
ITs gonna be unpopular here but TNT really created the rings culture shit that has hurt the NBA. ESPN and TNT also just made being a hater of 99% of players be the standard and i hope NBC gets back to celebrating the game of basketball
> stop shoving gambling down our throats during games and run less commericals.
money talks, that’s not happening
can do without the player/coach-interviews-that-take-up-a-portion-of-the-screen-while-live-play-is-occurring. they never have anything interesting to say anyway.
Can we stop doing player interviews after each quarter? I dont need trite answers as these guys catch their breath
Yeah I’m sure paying record prices for NBA rights will result in less ads
Zero chance on the gambling front. They’re not going to be the high bidders and then turn away the most lucrative advertising money around.
NBA teams still do those player intros, TV has just decided there’s more money to be made showing other stuff.
Saying this as non-American NBA fan. The live game is unwatchable. I have it on mute most of the time.
Lol NBC spent a fortune. Ads will go up zero chance for getting less commercials, gambling commercials are here forever.
I just hope we get Bob Costas as a studio guy again. Let him cook with some monologue intros.
You honestly believe a company that just paid billions to secure NBA broadcasting rights will run fewer commercials?
People hoping to be hit by a tidal wave of nostalgia are probably in for a major disappointment. I would love to be wrong. I would expect their NBA coverage to be very similar to Football Night in America.
And you know damn well those Peacock exclusive games are happening. People threw a massive fit when they did it for Chiefs/Dolphins and they still got a massive audience to show up and watch. Now they’re doing 2 this year.
Yeah, NBC is going to pay $2.5 billion per year to show us LESS ads. Lmao.
brah. nick wright youtube videos have 500k views. unfortunately, people want trash
Maybe you should direct this one to ESPN who still will have the finals every year despite the fact that even casual fans recognize how much worse their product is than TNT
All of this nbc nonsense needs to stop.
There’s only what thing that matters.
BRINGING BACK THE TESH MUSIC
NBC was willing to bid so much money to get the NBA BECAUSE of the gambling money. They’re going to make all that money back on gambling ads.
NBC: Best we can do is live player prop bets during the game on screen tracking the players like the “29 ft” shot popup when someone jacks a deep one
Bro said run less commercials 😭
I dont really feel like I am missing out on SAS and Perkins
There is a 0 percent chance they stop gambling commercials
Gambling is what’s paying for everything.
Until that stops it won’t slow down
Very controversial hot take but I think they should just make sports betting illegal again. It was cool when it was a little side activity you’d bet a cheeky 5 on but they turned it into a candycrush/fortnite loot box to just prey on people with addictive personalities.
They’ll do none of what you asked, and they’ll add some subscription only peacock games for good measure.
Start games at tipoff time.
Got it. Player intro brought to you by fanduel
the gambling compaints for inside are legit. though it is a sports wide issue now
Omg 2005 Detroit with Kid Rock
BAH WIDDA BAH DE BANG DE BANG
The loss of player intros particularly during the Finals has to change.
If we have to have gambling ads, can they at least not run Kevin Hart nonstop?
I’m all live and let live but holy shit the gambling advertisements are really getting out of hand. Not everyone is constructing some fun parlay once a month. Shit legitimately ruins lives.
lol @ the gambling part. They’re worse than TNT with that. Watch their SNF coverage. They have a best bet segment with Matthew Berry.
Run less commercials is fucking dumb request. You’re essentially asking them to not make more money. I get the hate for commercials but be realistic
Make it easy to watch any game anywhere.
Player intros were such an important part of the NBA presentation they put them in the NBA Live Sega Genesis games.
Oh man, I really hope they bring back player intros from when I was a kid, heck even from when I was in college. TNT used to do it before big games too up until 2010 or whenever.
Here’s my advice, NBC. Take a look back at what you all were doing back in the 90s. Just do that. Hell, I still like to go back and watch some of the intros to the NBA Finals and what not. They’d show the player intros, then give a dramatic bit about the matchup about to occur which would get you all hyped and then lead right into Roundball Rock. Don’t stray from a good formula.
Geeez that bulls intro just brings goosebumps man. Imagine hearing that as the visiting team
Yes to bringing back player intros
I don’t need to hear canned obvious “analysis” instead
Bring back the classic NBA no NBC theme
Bring back Ahmad Rashad, Bob Costas, etc
Have actual A list former pros with personality, not the D list former pros like ESPN has
ESPN is straight up trash – from Stephen Smith to Malika to Perk to Mike Breen, etc
TNT does it right, but WB looks like its going in toilet , so NBC , do it right