NBC will carry a rerun of the Spurs-76ers game

If you close your eyes and listen carefully, you can almost hear the iconic “Roundball Rock” theme blaring through the speakers again. NBC Sports is banking heavily on the nostalgia factor, announcing a special “throwback” broadcast for the upcoming March 3 NBA matchup between San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers.

For one night only, the league is going back to the 1990s, and honestly, it couldn’t have come at a better time for fans to feel burning modern streaming mazes.

The network reunites the heavy hitters who defined an era of basketball television. Bob Costas will lead the play-by-play, joined by the legendary Doug Collins and Mike Fratello, the “Telestrator Emperor.” The nostalgia trip doesn’t stop at the stand either.

Jim Gray returns to the sidelines, while Hannah Storm, Issa Thomas and PJ Carlesimo will handle studio duties. To add to the atmosphere, the broadcast will feature a graphics package and tape elements from the 1995-96 season.

While the presentation is old school, the talent on the floor is the definition of a new era. This match carries a lot of weight outside of the broadcast booth. We all remember when Joel Embiid dropped a career high 70 points on rookie Victor Vembanyama two years ago, but now the landscape looks a lot different.

Victor Wembanyama enters this contest averaging 23.7 points and a league-leading 11.2 rebounds per game, leading a San Antonio Spurs team that has won 11 straight games.

On the other hand, the Philadelphia 76ers are finding their rhythm at the perfect time. Joel Embiid has scored at least 25 points in 12 straight games, and Tyrese McKay is fresh setting the franchise record for career three-pointers.

The 76ers currently sit in sixth place in the Eastern Conference at 33-26, looking to keep their three-game winning streak alive against a dominant Spurs team. Seeing the game’s most modern unicorns framed by the classic NBC aesthetic will be a trip. Whether you’re there for the Vembanyama Blocks or telling Bob Costas stories, Tuesday night is must-see.