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One of the most radical proposed changes to in-season competition in the NBA continues to gain traction in the league office. At the annual Sports Lawyers’ Association Conference on Saturday, NBA senior vice president Dan Spillane confirmed that the league is still broaching the idea of a midseason tournament. “We are looking at a midseason […]

The NBA Draft Lottery concluded on Tuesday night setting the order for the upcoming NBA Draft on June 20th and it definitely did not disappoint. The New Orleans Pelicans took home the first overall selection for this year’s draft despite only having a 6.0% chance of doing so. Meanwhile, the three teams that shared the […]

So much for staying awake through all hours of the night to keep your pulse on the NBA’s earliest free agency decisions in real time. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the league is moving up the start of its moratorium period from midnight on July 1st to to 6:00 p.m. on June 30th, allowing teams […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is not shy about sharing his thoughts on the league at large. Where his predecessor, David Stern, could sometimes be seen as inscrutable and authoritarian, Silver is a “player’s commissioner,” in which he has empowered his players to take the reins from ownership. Adam Silver was also recently quoted in a […]

It’s no secret that the NBA would like to do away with its “one-and-done” rule, as it’s come to be known. Under its current construction, players are forced to play one year in college before declaring for the NBA Draft, no matter their stature. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a plan to abolish this rule, […]

In recent weeks, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has brought the idea of cutting down the league’s regular season schedule, and it seems he has a supporter in Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Over the past couple of years, some of the league’s best players have suffered serious injuries that had an impact on their […]

Russell Westbrook has made more headlines this offseason by his peculiar use of his “next question” phrase in postgame press conferences. Now, this is not news to anyone who has followed the Oklahoma City Thunder in the last few seasons, knowing the long-storied tiff the All-Star guard has had with Berry Tramel, a sports columnist […]

This should certainly engender even more goodwill for Adam Silver from NBA players. During a wide-ranging press conference on Friday, the commissioner shielded the league’s players from criticism regarding “load management,” instead placing the onus for healthy players sitting out games on the multi-billion dollar businesses that employ them. “I’m incredibly sympathetic to that fan […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver learned about Magic Johnson’s resignation from the Los Angeles Lakers like everyone else: through text and TV. During his annual end-of-season press conference, Silver touched a variety of topics, including Johnson’s sudden departure from the Los Angeles front office. The 56-year-old commissioner admitted that he only heard about Magic’s decision when […]

The growing number of detractors of the NBA’s staunch adherence to an 82-game regular season received some very encouraging news on Friday. During a press conference on the eve of the playoffs, commissioner Adam Silver suggested he would be open to shortening the season if doing so is ultimately what’s best for players and fans, […]

The NBA’s salary cap has been steadily rising over the course of the past few years thanks to an extremely lucrative television deal, as well as the league being extraordinarily popular all over the world. Other than Michael Jordan’s heyday, it seems that the NBA right now is maybe the healthiest it has ever been […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has a knack for making headlines. Unfortunately, it’s usually for all the wrong reasons. Dolan’s most recent fiasco came on Saturday. After the Knicks’ 102-94 loss at home against the Sacramento Kings, Dolan was leaving the arena. A fan shouted at Dolan, telling him to sell the team. The […]

Last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he believes a lot of players in the NBA are unhappy. Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving agrees with Silver, pointing to how social media and increased attention off the court can have a negative impact at times. Nowadays, players don’t have any privacy. They’re treated like […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey backed up Adam Silver’s idea of a play-in tournament to qualify for the postseason. Speaking on the Zach Lowe Podcast, Morey supported Silver’s plan of implementing a play-in tournament. In this arrangement, the seventh, eighth, ninth, and 10th seeds in each conference would play a tournament to see who would nab […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is convinced that the setup of the NBA All-Star Game this year “didn’t work,” and it may already be time to fix it again. Is the commish growing weary of the game, or just its newly-designed format? Evidently it’s both, per recent reports. “The All-Star Game didn’t work,” Silver said, via […]

The 13th annual Sloan Analytics Conference kicked off on Friday. NBA commissioner Adam Silver returned to the conference this year after making multiple appearances in the past. In speaking with Bill Simmons in their one-on-one discussion “Who Says No”, Silver dropped a little bit of a bombshell regarding mental health in the league. “I think we […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver gave an explanation as to why the league won’t reduce its schedule. Adam Silver on the problem with reducing the schedule: “We’ve done these studies. If we go from 82 to 70, it’s a 20 percent pay cut to everyone.” #ssac19 — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) March 1, 2019 The answer is […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will almost surely be trading superstar Anthony Davis this summer, so, naturally, you would expect the Pelicans to want to hold Davis out for the rest of the season to prevent injury. However, NBA commissioner Adam Silver does not want New Orleans doing that, so he is forcing the team to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will almost certainly be trading superstar Anthony Davis this summer, so, as you would expect, they are treading carefully with how they handle his minutes the rest of the season. What the Pelicans have been doing is resting Davis in fourth quarters, which NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is not a fan […]

The NBA’s opinion on tanking is no secret and can be seen in recent adjustments made to the league, such as the lottery reform that will kick into effect this offseason. NBA commissioner Adam Silver isn’t shy about his feelings regarding tanking either, and had this to say on Saturday night of All-Star weekend: “I […]

Adam Silver thought it made a lot of sense to include Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki in this year’s NBA All-Star Game. The two legends were selected as extra additions to this year’s All-Star lineup considering that they could both be retiring following this season. And while there’s speculation […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he doesn’t like it when trade demands are made public and would prefer those kinds of things stay behind closed doors. This season, two stars have requested a trade and both trade requests have been leaked to the public. Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the […]

In an effort to broaden the scope of the sport of basketball across the world, the NBA and FIBA announced today that they are planning to launch a basketball league featuring 12 club teams across Africa. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the creation of the league during All-Star Weekend in Charlotte. The league will reportedly […]

The future of the NBA is high-tech, and today, NBA commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the smart jersey of the future for all the world to see. Adam Silver unveils the NBA jersey of the future. pic.twitter.com/h5GePOwOjx — NBA (@NBA) February 15, 2019 ESPN was on hand to watch Silver kick off the All-Star Technology Summit […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has revealed that he hasn’t given thoughts of moving to the NFL despite various rumors that he’s been receiving job offers from its owners. Per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Silver — who’s been the NBA commissioner since 2014 — did not reveal outright whether or not he has received offers to transfer […]

Adam Silver is a hot commodity. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the NBA commissioner has been lobbied over the last few years by both NFL owners and Fortune 500 companies to leave his position with the NBA and accept a similar role with the NFL or in the private sector. While Silver did not explicitly […]

With all of the talk about tampering in the NBA recently, it makes you wonder just how much the NBA itself has tampered in its own league. It’s not always just teams and players that stick their noses where they don’t belong. Sometimes, it’s the league office. So, yes, players and teams do tamper sometimes, […]

When it comes to NBA players kicking or throwing a basketball into the stands, the league will have none of it. According to Shams Charania, the league office sent out a memo to all 30 teams as a friendly reminder that this is not allowed, and that “there have been an increased number of such […]

The NBA has become one of the most — if not the most — progressive professional sports leagues in the world. With its popularity literally growing by the day, it appears as though NBA Commissioner Adam Silver would like to keep each and every franchise as competitive as possible for as long as possible. Silver, who is […]

The NBA is looking to play a regular season game in Paris next year, league commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Prior to the game between the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards in The O2 Arena in London, Silver confirmed in a press conference that a return to France for the first time in […]

There was a time when NBA Live was the gold standard for basketball games. That was a long time ago. Over the last decade, NBA 2K has taken center stage as the No. 1 NBA video game in the world, making the days of NBA Live a distant memory. The league itself recognizes this, too. […]

The Chicago Bulls have faced several adversities through the early stages of this season, including a coaching change, lineup shift and the potential of a boycotted practice. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been monitoring the situation, but he says he doesn’t want to get too involved. “I’m very careful not to get involved in the […]

Before the Orlando Magic played host to the Chicago Bulls in Mexico City on Thursday night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters he is getting closer to his goal of placing a G-League team in Mexico City, per NBA.com. “We’re in the third quarter, whatever the appropriate analogy is, said Silver. “Frankly we’re hopeful that […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver isn’t aware the league he helms is considered the ‘wokest professional sports league,’ but is proud nonetheless for the recognition. The New York Times asked Silver how it feels to be the most social and politically aware sports league. Per Talya Minsberg of the Times, Silver said: “I didn’t know we were […]

Sports leagues around the world are fully embracing betting and the NBA is taking steps to improve the experience on that end for its fans. According to David Purdam of ESPN, the league will begin to distribute real-time date for in-game betting odds. “We feel strongly that official NBA betting data provides the best experience […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with Detroit Pistons vice-chairman Arn Tellem on Monday to discuss bringing an NBA All-Star Game to the Motor City, according to Gregg Krupa of The Detroit News. The Pistons’ new stadium, Little Caesars Arena, is in downtown Detroit. Adam Silver said Monday that there is no update yet about the scheduling […]

Amid the Jimmy Butler-Minnesota Timberwolves trade drama, NBA commissioner Adam Silver stressed that teams and players should honor their respective contracts. As reported by Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Silver reflected on the trend which sees players — with at least one full year in their contracts — suddenly requesting for a trade. He said: “As […]

Even NBA Commissioner Adam Silver himself has chimed in on the Jimmy Butler-Minnesota Timberwolves fiasco. TMZ Sports caught up with Silver as he was leaving a building. And they did not hesitate to ask the commissioner what his thoughts are regarding the drama in Minnesota. Silver simply said that both parties have to work something […]

The NBA is working towards creating a league of inclusion and diversity, and Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey believes Adam Silver is to credit for the direction the Association is heading. Silver, who took over the NBA as commissioner in 2014, has made it a point to promote diversity and inclusion. Now, coaches around […]