A new era begins for viewers of NBA hoops. The league made a monster 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal that puts national TV and streaming games on every night of the week. NBC, which aired NBA ...

Even after NBC lost the NBA to ESPN/ABC in 2003, and those networks went with their own theme songs, “Roundball Rock” remained the unofficial anthem of the pro game. And its influence was immortalized ...

"I woke up in the middle of the night, got an idea," "Roundball Rock" composer John Tesh said. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Lyn Alweis / The Denver Post via Getty Images, ...

The red light on John Tesh’s answering machine was blinking. With the press of a button, a cassette tape began to roll and a message that would go on to change his life started to play. That message ...