Kemba Walker and the New York Knicks made headlines again on Wednesday after it was revealed that both camps had come to a decision to bench the veteran point guard for the rest of the season. While Walker did have a noteworthy stretch earlier in the season, this decision comes as no surprise considering how the 31-year-old just doesn't fit into the Knicks' current plans.

Interestingly, NBA commissioner Adam Silver previously made certain remarks about situations exactly like this one. In his annual media availability session during the All-Star Weekend, the high-ranking league executive admitted that in his mind, he does not believe that the league is in the right position to interfere with such internal arrangements:

“Of course, I think it’s a problem when players are paid not to play,” Silver said, via Dan Feltman of NBC Sports. “In some cases, that’s by mutual agreement with the team. It may be a team that’s in a rebuilding situation that is focused on its younger players. There’s a sense that that veteran player isn’t fitting in, for whatever reason, through the new culture they’re trying to create. And it’s a hard line there because, if it truly is by mutual agreement, I’m not sure the league office should be interfering.”

Based on his comments above, it doesn't sound like the NBA is going to act on New York's decision to exile Walker. The same can be said for the case of John Wall with the Rockets.

You have to ask, though, doesn't this statement from Adam Silver run contradictory to the league imposing fines on teams for resting their players? The NBA has been quite stringent when it comes to teams opting to give their players certain nights off even if they're not nursing any injury. More often than not, said teams are forced to pay a hefty fine for what some consider to be an unsportsmanlike act.

I don't think the Knicks are sitting Kemba out due to injury so what makes this any different?