It may not be possible when we’re back to having fans actually sitting courtside (physically, not virtually!), but we need the sideline robot camera angle in our lives on NBA broadcasts after the bubble in Disney World ends.
We’ve already seen what the camera on a track can do, making some shots look like they’re straight out of NBA 2K. And as long as no one like Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic gets hurt when the camera slides down, it’s a whole new angle we can enjoy.
It doesn’t work for every play, and that’s fine, we’ll still get the overhead view. But check some of these out:
Se a NBA não adotar essa câmera pra sempre eu nem vou entender legal.
— mbz Jota (@jotaplays) July 31, 2020
Amei demais esse ângulo de câmera, já quero que fique pra sempre.#NBAnoSporTVpic.twitter.com/WztHUFIbIT
— NBA do Povo 🏀🇧🇷 #RIPKOBE (@NBAdoPovo) July 31, 2020
This camera angle 👀 🔥pic.twitter.com/kZ7IwtC1S4
— Action Network NBA (@ActionNetNBA) July 31, 2020
This camera angle was one of the best things about @FIBAWC. So good to see it has made it to the NBA bubble 🔥
— Cameron McLay (@cameron_mclay) July 28, 2020
Esa nueva courtside camera en los partidos de la #NBA 🤤#WholeNewGame
pic.twitter.com/0GJocgUr4T— Gary Oroxom (@garyorxm) July 28, 2020
Here’s an example of how I’d rather see the overhead view (the first clip) to see how this play developed:
The NBA in “the bubble” without crowds is new, however without crowds the NBA has increased the number of cameras around the court. When the experience from watching at home improves so much it begs the question, who is the main NBA end user in the future? (crowd or viewers) pic.twitter.com/lN7xD8mh0J
— Simon Mateljan (@sunky) August 1, 2020
The problem, as I mentioned, is when we get back to normalcy, and there are fans sitting courtside who pay a lot of money for an up-close and unobstructed view. Maybe you stick it on the scorer’s table? I don’t know.
What I do know is this camera angle rules and I can’t wait to see what else robot cam captures.
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