‘Roundball Rock’ Creator John Tesh Stoked for Iconic Tune’s Return to NBA on NBC

October will not simply characteristic pumpkins, ghouls and goblins this 12 months, it will additionally mark the primary time in eternally that “Roundball Rock” will likely be on NBA broadcasts … and the person who created the enduring jingle tells TMZ Sports activities he could not be extra fired up for it!

We caught up with John Tesh out in Los Angeles final week … and he might hardly comprise his pleasure when speaking to us concerning the music’s return to airwaves.

The tune, after all, was a staple of NBC’s protection of the NBA all through the Nineteen Nineties … however when the community misplaced the rights to broadcast Affiliation video games roughly 20 years in the past, the melody went on hiatus.

However now that NBC’s again within the NBA image after signing a brand new take care of Adam Silver‘s league — it is promised the return of Tesh’s legendary ditty … one thing he is clearly thrilled about.

“It is enjoyable for me,” he informed us. “I imply, the music is 30 years previous. So, I can not watch for it to come back again, and if I had a keyboard, I would play it for you!”

Tesh mentioned he is performed a bit with music, creating a number of separate remixes of it … however take a look at our interview, it certain sounds just like the OG model will reign supreme within the fall.