Chicago Bulls Introduction during Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals at the United Center in Chicago, after Michael Jordan's flu-ridden miraculous performance in Game 5 in Utah.
You were down 10 the moment the lights went out. When the guitar hits during the song, the game is already essentially over. The moment Ray announces Michael Jordan's name, that's when you started the bus!
This team was amazing: 1 Best Intro 2 Best Coach- Jackson 3 Best Defense 4 Best Rebounder -Rodman 5 Best All around player- Pippen 6 Best Six Man- Kukoc 7 Best Shoes 8 Best Player ever-JORDAN!!
My mom still watches NBA playoff games with me when I get back home from college. She still enjoys watching basketball, but she always talks about how the 90s Chicago Bulls were the only team that seemed invincible, and the most amazing sports team she has ever seen.
Oh not by a long shot. I didn't even start watching basketball until I was in college over a decade ago. But the feeling of sheer greatness and civic pride that this evokes is palpable indeed. Everything about it is just carefully chosen to psych up everyone who witnesses it. Chicago doesn't have much to be proud of; I know, I've been there. But to have hosted this era of sports history made it special for quite some time.
I am Croatian (Europe), I was watching Michael & Bulls as a kid... entire 90's... they're part of my life..., I am age 39 now, I have somewhat hard period in my life in this moment... and I came to this intro...searching for some strength and I found it in my tears while watching this... Mike forever. GOD BLESS YOU ALL around the world.
‘17 Warriors were a different breed...you think Luke Longley belonged on the same court as the splash bros PLUS KD PLUS the DPOY in Draymond PLUS finals MVP Igoudala. I didn’t think so.
This actually shows how important entrance themes are. I mean the moment players heard this intro they were even more pumped up and the opponents knew they were in trouble. Just look at Scottie Pippen, he is the first to come out and he gets even more pumped the moment he hears the theme. You already got half the win right there.
“From North Carolina, at guard, 6’6, MICHAAAAEL JOOOORDAAAAN” Doesn’t give me chills. Literally am cold every time I hear that. Best intro in sports. PERIOD
For those who are interested, the song is called Sirius by the Alan Parsons Project. The Bulls were the very first team to turn out lights before the introductions. Still the best intro in sports history IMO that still gets me fired up to this day.
@@LIONTAMER3Dthe 60s were by the Celtics, the 70s by the ABA, the 80s by the Lakers and Celtics, the 2000s by the Lakers (Spurs fan here) and the mid to late 2010s by the Warriors, so...
Still the greatest intro of all time. How could any opposing team possibly go into this arena, stand there while listening to Ray Clay's iconic voice call out the lineup, and realistically think they had a chance to win?
MJ: "they announced me last so i took it personally" me: "but MJ thats because youre the best player and get the biggest cheers" MJ: "i...said...i...took...it...personally."
You know what the most underrated part of this video is? And keep in mind I’m a Pacers fan…is the way Jordan after he gets introduced high fives his teammates and then pats all of his starters on their backs before taking the court. He may have let them have it in practice and called them all kinds of names when he thought they weren’t working hard enough but he always had their backs. It’s part of what makes him the best ever.
Ray Clay was a very underrated part of the 1990s Bulls feel, greatness, and nostalgia. His PA announcing was unmatched at the time. No intro has even come close. Before or since.
absolutely the best intro in sports history...ill take the 86 celtics over the 96 bulls everyday but the bulls definitely had a better starting intro show.
Nope we stepped over/on the Pistons in order to become the most dominating NBA team for a full decade EVER, that includes Bill Russell's Celtics teams, Showtime Lakers, Boston teams featuring five HOFers [that the 6'6" guard from Nooooorth Carolina dropped 63 on in an early career play off loss.] Truth the Bad Boys were good for their short run, but they cannot compare ant two of your Bad Boys came to Chiraq for at least four rings. Rodman = 3 and John Salley in 95/6...
First of all, thanks for your comment. It was really eye-opening, on that I never considered myself as “living the dream”, but you’ve given me lots of perspective. Also, was Toni Kukoc popular at home? I mean we loved him on The Bulls…
I’m not gonna lie, as a Knicks fan growing up, I was tortured by the Bulls in the 90s. There was no team nor song I hated more. Now as an adult listening, it not only brings back nostalgia, but actually gives me chills thinking about how dominant that team was.
After knowing they are getting payed for playing I no longer watch the NBA free money to them they get paid more then the doctors the biggest joke if no doctors who is going to save us from death everyone loves to play basketball for free
Growing up in Eastern Europe, those mid 90s were extremely bad for the economy and all the social transformations were abrupt and shaky. BUT... there were two things that gave us hope and made us dream beyond our social and geopolitical limitations - the NBA highlights (there was no way of watching whole games live) and most importantly, Michael Jordan.
The GREATEST intro in sports history. Gives me chills as a 32 year old man now. People who didn't grow up in the 90s missed on during a special time. Opposing teams didn't stand a chance.
I can tell you buddy it was almost unreal when Jordan was announced and entered the picture. I watched it live as a 12 year old. Jordan was like a god to us, similar to the Romans worshipping Mars.
Ah man I get the chills too!! I remember just getting ready to watch the game on tv, getting some beer and snacks and the guy in line in front was getting ready to watch the game too!
Ohhhh yeah!!!!!!!! Simply the best ever intro in any sports. Really, I've seen a lot of intros since then, but never seen any better. Specially when the team introduced was the all time best record (I know it was the season before, but the team was basically the same) of NBA season. For the record: Alan Parson's Sirius music was also used at Euro 2012. Obviously I immediately remembered the Bulls intro. ...and goosebumps everywhere. :D
Grew up a Jazz fan. This song still haunts me, however always thought it was the best intro/song ever!! I swear you start off with a 15 point disadvantage with this song and Ray Clay the voice of the bulls with his awesome intros!! So amazing!!
My husband grew up in Chicago and was in junior high during the Bulls glory years. He can recite the entire intro from memory, and not miss a word. He still knows the order, the player's heights, everything.
@@vegasgirl3538 I was in elementary and middle school, nowhere even in the chicago area and I can recite the starting intro from memory, same tempo, same pauses, same emphasis.
@The Esquire of Sports ® Facts lmao I seen people saying this about guys when they get drafted like they didn’t spend they whole life for that moment 😭
@The Esquire of Sports ® my uncle is one of those people and he explained it to me once. Keep in mind I don't agree with him but the way he explained it to me was that it's their job that they are getting paid for and they are there to do it so it is expected that they remain professional. He said you don't see people at Wendy's jumping around when they make a burger the right way. Again I don't agree with him I'm just repeating what he told me
@@Gibbslx Difference being nobody works in day-in day-out, forgoing an average lifestyle with the end goal being to work at WENDY'S. Your uncle don't be making any sense. Now if you want to compare with working at anything that makes close to what basketball players earn, go ahead but those folks got their own ways of celebrating and exerting their internal excitement.
I was like 10 years old when this happened. This WAS my childhood, this entrance hyped me so fucki g hard. Watching it again, at 34, almost makes me cry. God i love this
Best intro of All Time for all sports I used to watch the 90s Bulls as a kid growing up in SC I’m almost 40 now and this still gives me chills and fires me up 🔥 Man to have been inside that arena during this Intro 👀 💣 💥
One of the greatest tragedies of life is that we will never witness sports like this again and have the feelings that MJ gave us every time he was on the court. Greatest athlete of any sport, of all time.
@@Kk-fc5jw Sorry, but no. Listen to reactions of the bambino being introduced and MJ being introduced. Maybe it's the technology, but MJ had way more hype. Especially because baseball was the sport back then vs MJ trying to revive / progress the NBA. Babe is one of the GOATs for sure though.
Alejandro Franchini right? Whenever I get married I’m gonna ask her “can I do this for just the reception? You can have everything else that day just let me have this music and each member of the party has a special handshake”
Alejandro Franchini at my best friends wedding each groomsman had to come up with special handshakes with the respective bridesmaids. Mine was a side to side high five and then we crossed our arms into an X and hit em together. Was pretty fun.
And the best PA announcer (Ray Clay)... and the best commentators (Marv Albert, Among others etc)... from the best network (NBC) with the best theme song ("Roundball Rock Audio Original").
MJ is just so legendary its crazy. No other player has been able to capture the love of so many fans while being the clear best player in the NBA since.
@@abdielgp The problem was, if they wanted to half-ass at their job and do it for the money, it was hard. If basketball was life...then Jordan was a godsend to them.
"People who attended those games will tell you the arena was so loud by the time Harper was introduced, they couldn't hear anything Clay [the announcer] said after." -- Zach Lowe (ESPN)
having been there 5 times, yes that is true. actually it was louder in Chicago Stadium than United Center. in CS the noise had nowhere to go. UC has a higher roof.
@@markmac2206 Chicago Stadium was also an older wooden building - so it wasn't just LOUD but everything in it was vibrating; the 2nd & 3rd levels would sway slightly as everyone rose to their feet and started cheering. The introductions and big moments in the game weren't just seen and heard but they were also physically felt as the building responded to what was happening. It was amazing.
Say what you want....there was and has NOT been...such an introduction in sports history like this! From 91-93 and 96-98...this was a funeral song to your team👊🏿🖤🔥🏀
***** yep,and the comments he made after twisting his ankle were fucking stupid,he shouldve kept those comments about him wanting to be healthy for his 2 year old's high school graduation to himself,they made him look like a selfish egotistical little twit
Christopher Brown I hadn't heard about that, but those comments do make him sound selfish and egotistical. Kinda sad, really. Not something MJ and Scottie would have done. Rodman, _maybe_. :)
Comepltely agree wasn't so much that they beat you into the ground, they were much worse then that. They had a habit of ripping your heart out in big plays and letting it die in front of you. No team was that lethal when it came to winning the truest were special and it started with MJ
1990's Chicago Bulls were forever cemented in the history books for sheer domination and accomplishment, but it is things like this intro that also helped stitch their legacy in to the fabric of American sports for all time to come.
I'm only 20 years old and this song is THE UNDISPUTED HYMNE OF BASKETBALL . Sirius is not just an intro , it's magic ... I listen to it before important matches of the teams I'm a fan of either here in Europe or in the US for good luck . And man , does it work like a charm .
Every comment on here is absolutely spot on. The first strum of bass happens and you know what time it is. Immense and unforgettable - great times, great memories and still goosebumps. I’m 44 and my heart rate goes up when I hear this.
