By Jason Jones | The Athletic, 2026-03-04 10:00:26
NBC 的复古星期二 (Throwback Tuesday)！！！
让我们回到 20 世纪 90 年代。老派的图形界面！鲍勃·科斯塔斯 (Bob Costas)、道格·科林斯 (Doug Collins)、迈克·弗拉泰洛 (Mike Fratello) 和汉娜·斯道姆 (Hannah Storm)！
这没什么不对。传奇人物理应获得他们的光芒，不是吗？难道我们不都喜欢重温昔日的辉煌岁月吗？
这本该是我迫不及待想看的节目。在某些方面我也算是个老派的人。我热爱复古球衣。我拥有的少年时代的球衣多得数不清。只要有机会，我就会抢购复刻运动鞋。怀旧是我享受生活的重要组成部分。
但这并不意味着我被困在寻呼机、电话簿和便携式 CD 播放器的世界里。
最终，如果比赛很精彩或者有悬念，我才会观看。如果不是因为被派去观察这场复古转播，我绝不会收看圣安东尼奥马刺队以 131-91 大胜人手不足的费城 76 人队的比赛。
听到老播音员声音的新鲜感并不能让我对比赛保持兴趣。而谈到整体比赛时，我更关心 2026 年。
即使是像我这样在 90 年代长大、现在仍听着 90 年代音乐的人，在 2026 年的一场比赛中，对那些被反复强调的老篮球画面也只能忍受这么多。
在某种程度上，我理解人们对老 NBC 的迷恋，也理解为什么许多球迷很高兴看到该频道转播比赛。那确实是一些伟大的时代。迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan) 的两次三连冠。湖人队的三连冠。
NBC 曾播出过 NBA 历史上的一些经典时刻。但当该联盟在 2002 年停止在 NBC 播出时，NBA 并没有停止存在，而一场比赛只需要适度的闪回即可。
在赛季过半后，我从 NBC 那里想要的怀旧感也就这么多。该频道本赛季已经利用怀旧情绪忽悠过我们一次了：当时其宣布乔丹将作为报道组的撰稿人，结果证明是该频道在几周内通过“微量给药”的方式拆解播出了一段采访。
请回科斯塔斯和他的伙伴们主持几场比赛？没问题。使用老派的图形界面？小事一桩。在玩 NBA 2K26 并看到老派风格的呈现时，我甚至会觉得很有趣。
我甚至不反对偶尔回顾过去的日子。只是在马刺对阵 76 人队的比赛中，这种做法感觉有些过头了。在一场拥有维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)、泰瑞斯·马克西 (Tyrese Maxey)、德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 以及其他新兴球星的比赛中，我并不渴望看到肖恩·坎普 (Shawn Kemp) 对阵弗拉迪·迪瓦茨 (Vlade Divac) 的集锦。
当今的 NBA 有太多值得喜爱的地方，但在篮球界，我们常常假装每个人都喜欢看两支球队在四节比赛里只得 80 分。是的，那时有过伟大的时刻，但比赛的进化也是伟大的，应当受到赞美。
老派图形界面很棒。如果参赛球队在这些夜晚总是穿着 90 年代的球衣，我也不会生气。
但是，如果我们要举办复古之夜，就不要过度沉溺于过去，毕竟联盟中没有任何球员在本赛季之前在 NBC 上打过球——而且在 NBA 上一次在 NBC 播出时，许多球员甚至还没出生。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Nostalgia is fine, but NBC’s ‘Throwback Tuesday’ undersells today’s NBA
Throwback Tuesday on NBC!!!
Let’s take it back to the 1990s. Old-school graphics! Bob Costas, Doug Collins, Mike Fratello and Hannah Storm!
Nothing wrong with that. The legends deserve their shine, right? Don’t we all like to relive the glory days?
This should have been something I couldn’t wait to watch. I’m somewhat old-school in a few ways. I love my throwback jerseys. I own so many jerseys from my youth I’ve lost count. I snatch up retro sneakers whenever possible. Nostalgia is a big part of what I enjoy.
That doesn’t mean I’m stuck in a world of pagers, phone books and portable CD players.
Ultimately, I watch the games if they’re going to be good or there’s some intrigue. I wouldn’t have tuned in to San Antonio’s 131-91 rout of shorthanded Philadelphia if I hadn’t been tasked to check in on the retro broadcast.
The novelty of hearing the old broadcasters couldn’t keep me interested in the game. And when it comes to the games overall, I care about 2026.
Even someone who grew up in the 1990s and still listens to his ’90s music can take only so much of old basketball being highlighted during a game in 2026.
I understand the fascination with the old NBC on some level and why many fans were happy to see the network airing games. Those were some great times. Michael Jordan’s two three-peats. The Lakers’ three-peat.
NBC aired some classic moments in NBA history. But the NBA didn’t cease to exist when the league stopped airing games in 2002, and a game only needs so many flashbacks.
There’s only so much nostalgia I want from NBC well past the midway point of the season. The network already got over on us once with nostalgia when it’s announcement of Jordan as a contributor to its coverage this season turned out to be the network microdosing one interview over a few weeks.
Bringing back Costas and company for some games? Fine. Using the old graphics? No biggie. I even get a kick out of that when playing NBA 2K26 and seeing old-school presentations.
I’m not even against flashbacks to the old days occasionally. It just felt excessive during the Spurs-Sixers. In a game that featured Victor Wembanyama, Tyrese Maxey, De’Aaron Fox and other emerging stars, I wasn’t clamoring for highlights of Shawn Kemp against Vlade Divac.
There is so much to like about today’s NBA, but too often in basketball we pretend everyone enjoyed watching teams score 80 points over four quarters. Yes, there were great moments, but the evolution of the game has been great and should be celebrated.
Old-school graphics are great. I wouldn’t be mad if the teams playing always wore uniforms from the ’90s on these nights, either.
But if we’re going to have throwback nights, let’s not get so stuck on the past when none of the league’s players ever played on NBC before this season — and many weren’t even born the last time the NBA was on NBC.
By Jason Jones, via The Athletic