NBA Showtime explained

NBA Showtime is a pre and post game studio show that airs before and after each NBA on NBC telecast. The program, a half-hour in length, aired during NBC's 12-year run of NBA coverage from the 1990–91 season to the 2001–02 season. In 2025, with NBC reacquiring rights to the league, NBC announced that it would revive the NBA Showtime studio show for its coverage; Sunday night editions are instead branded as Basketball Night in America and modeled after its Football Night in America pregame show for NBC Sunday Night Football.^[1]

Personalities

Current

Hosts

• Maria Taylor

Basketball Night in America and Tuesday host (2025-present)

• Ahmed Fareed

Monday and fill-in Basketball Night in America host (2025-present).^[1]

• Jordan Cornette: fill-in host (2025-present)

Analysts

• Carmelo Anthony

lead studio analyst (2025–present)^[2]

• Vince Carter

lead studio analyst; alternate color commentator (2025–present)

• Tracy McGrady

lead studio analyst (2025–present)^[3]

• Jamal Crawford

rotating studio analyst (2025–present)

• Brad Daugherty

rotating studio analyst (2025–present)

• Robbie Hummel

rotating studio analyst (2025–present)

• Austin Rivers

rotating studio analyst (2025–present)

• Derek Fisher

rotating studio analyst (2025–present)

• Brian Scalabrine

rotating studio analyst (2025–present)

Contributors

• Bob Costas (2025–present)
• Caitlin Clark

Basketball Night in America contributor (February 1 and March 29, 2026)[17]

• Isiah Thomas

rotating/guest studio analyst (1998–2000; 2025–present)

• Chris Bosh

guest studio analyst (2026–present)

• Kelenna Azubuike

guest studio analyst (2026–present)

Former

HostsThe show was initially hosted by Bob Costas. Costas left in the mid-1990s and became lead play-by-play voice of The NBA on NBC in 1997. Hannah Storm replaced Costas and hosted Showtime until Ahmad Rashad replaced her as host of the pregame show when Storm went on maternity leave in 2001. Storm returned in 2002 which meant that her and Rashad would alternate as hosts throughout the season.

Analysts

• Peter Vecsey (1990 - 2001)
• Pat Riley (1990 - 1991)
• Quinn Buckner (1991 - 1993)
• Julius Erving (1993 - 1997)
• John Salley (1997 - 1998)
• Isiah Thomas (1998 - 2000)
• P. J. Carlesimo (2000 - 2001)
• Kevin Johnson (2000 - 2001)
• Mike Fratello (2001 - 2002)
• Jayson Williams (2001 - 2002)
• Pat Croce (2001 - 2002)
• Tom Tolbert (2002)

Arcade game

Midway Games created an NBA Showtime arcade game in 1999.^[4] The game was an update to the NBA Jam series, and used the same opening music and presentation style as the television show.

See also

• NBA on NBC
• NBA Countdown
• Showtime (basketball), an era in Los Angeles Lakers history renowned for their fast-break style

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2025-10-20 . HOW TO WATCH THE NBA ACROSS NBCUNIVERSAL . 2025-10-20 . NBC Sports . en-US.
2. CARMELO ANTHONY TO JOIN NBC SPORTS AS NBA STUDIO ANALYST BEGINNING THIS FALL . May 3, 2025 . . Stamford, Connecticut.
3. TRACY MCGRADY TO JOIN NBC SPORTS AS NBA STUDIO ANALYST BEGINNING THIS FALL . July 29, 2025 . . Stamford, Connecticut.
4. Game Informer News . . May 8, 1999 . June 30, 2025 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19990508210147/http://www.gameinformer.com/news/apr99/040599a.html . May 8, 1999 .