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How the NBA on NBC theme song originated in Europe at 2 a.m. on an answering machine

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How the NBA on NBC theme song originated in Europe at 2 a.m. on an answering machine

John Tesh, composer of the NBA on NBC theme song, discusses its origins, hearing it for the first time and even performs the song.

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