NBA Entertainment explained

NBA Entertainment is the production arm of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and produces many NBA-related films including team championship videos and blooper and entertainment reels. Founded in 1982, it used to be associated with CBS/Fox Video, which was signing an agreement in 1987,^[1] before changing its distribution partner to Warner Bros. whose Turner Sports division ran its website and was one of its major broadcast partners.^[2]

Films

The following films are produced by NBA Entertainment.

• That Magic Season: 1980 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1980)
• The Dynasty Renewed: 1981 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1981)
• Something to Prove: 1982 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1982)
• That Championship Feeling: 1983 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1983)
• Pride And Passion: 1984 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1984)
• Return To Glory: 1985 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1985)
• Sweet Sixteen: 1986 NBA Playoffs and Finals (1986)
• Home of the Brave: The 1986–87 Boston Celtics
• The Drive for Five: The 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers
• Basketball's Air Force: The 1986–87 Atlanta Hawks
• Hanging Tough: The 1986–87 Houston Rockets
• Higher Ground: The 1987–88 Chicago Bulls (1988)
• Bouncing Back: The 1987–88 Dallas Mavericks (1988)
• Bad Boys: The 1987–88 Detroit Pistons (1988)
• Back to Back: The 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers (1988)
• Michael Jordan

Come Fly With Me (1988)

• Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers (1988)
• NBA Awesome Endings (1989)
• NBA Superstars (1989)
• Kareem

Reflections From Inside (1989)

• New York's Game: The History of The New York Knicks (1989)
• History of the NBA (1989)
• The All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers (1989) Note: this show featured a parody of the History of the NBA called the Unofficial History of the NBA.
• Return to Rip City: The 1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers
• Pure Pistons: The 1989–90 Detroit Pistons
• Sports Illustrated Presents Milestones: Record Breakers of the NBA (1990)
• Sports Illustrated Presents Champions: The NBA Greatest Teams (1990)
• Sports Illustrated Presents Classic Confrontations in the NBA (1990)
• Michael Jordan's Playground (1990)
• Learning to Fly: The 1990–91 Chicago Bulls (1991)
• Super Slams of the NBA (1991)
• Larry Bird

A Basketball Legend (1991)

• Magic Johnson

Always Showtime (1991) Note: this film would be updated in 1996 to include his first retirement, his 1992 Olympic experience and his return to the NBA in 1996.

• NBA Superstars 2 (1992)
• Untouchabulls: The 1991–92 Chicago Bulls (1992)
• NBA Dream Team (1992)
• Silver Streak: The First 25 Years of the Phoenix Suns (1992)
• Michael Jordan: Air Time (1993)
• NBA Jam Session (1993)
• Three-Peat: The 1992–93 Chicago Bulls (1993)
• NBA Guts and Glory (1993)
• Patrick Ewing Standing Tall (1993)
• Sir Charles (1994)
• Clutch City: The 1993–94 Houston Rockets (1994)
• NBA Below the Rim (1995)
• NBA Jams: The Music Videos (1995)
• Double Clutch: The 1994–95 Houston Rockets
• NBA Legacy: Living Legends to Rising Stars (1995)
• NBA Furious Finishes (1996)
• Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond (1996)
• UnStop-a-Bulls: The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls (1996)
• NBA At 50 (1996)
• Space Jam (1996) animated by Warner Bros. Feature Animation
• NBA In the Paint (1997)
• Unforgettabulls: The 1997-98 Chicago Bulls (1998)
• Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999)
• Go Spurs Go: San Antonio Spurs 1998–1999 NBA Champions
• Greatest NBA Finals Moments (1999)
• Like Mike (2002)

Notes and References

1. News: April 8, 1987 . NBA, CBS/Fox Form Joint Label To Exploit Basketball Programs . 42 . Variety.
2. Web site: NBA Enternaiment INC . April 12, 2022 . Bloomberg.