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:
Here’s an example of how I’d rather see the overhead view (the first clip) to see how this play developed:
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.
