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Perhaps the worst part of Ja Morant‘s most recent gun scandal is that it happened just a couple of months after the exact same incident went down. The first time around, the Memphis Grizzlies superstar had everyone convinced that he regretted his mistake and that he actually got help to make sure that he wouldn’t […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver couldn’t help but be surprised over the latest gun scandal involving Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. To recall, Morant made headlines over the weekend after he was caught on IG Live brandishing a gun AGAIN. He was already suspended when he did the same thing late in the 2022-23 season, but […]

It comes as no surprise that Draymond Green is in the middle of a full-blown controversy yet again. Moreover, it also does not come as a complete shock that the Golden State Warriors star was slapped with a one-game suspension by the league after his violent foot stomp on Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis […]

The NBA and NBPA are coming closer to an agreement on a new, long-term CBA as they near Adam Silver‘s opt-out deadline Friday. A deal appears to be within reach, however there are still gaps to cover on an accord, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Reports have been swirling all day Friday regarding updates on a […]

The NBA and NBPA are quickly approaching the Friday night opt-out deadline for a new CBA set by Adam Silver, and details surrounding the deal are starting to emerge. A new CBA would not include an end to the “One-and-Done” era, as high school players would still need to wait a full year after graduating to […]

The National Basketball Players Association and the NBA are nearing an important March 31st deadline to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. NBPA executive director Tamika Tremaglio released a statement regarding the NBPA’s positioning following a press conference from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, reports The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Statement from NBPA executive director Tamika Tremaglio […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has set a loose deadline for CBA negotiations, per NBA reporter Mike Vorkunov. The league is currently in the process of working out a new CBA deal, but Silver says the league intends to opt out of the current CBA if no deal is reached by March 31st. “Adam Silver said […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been the subject of recent speculation that he will be leaving the NBA to succeed Bob Iger at Disney. For now, Silver has no intention of leaving the league and loves his job, reports NBA correspondent Marc Stein. Since becoming commissioner in February of 2014, Silver has made a public […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke on the possibility of Michael Jordan selling his majority share of the Charlotte Hornets. “Yes there are discussions ongoing but nothing has been decided,” Adam Silver said, via Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Silver said that Michael Jordan will remain an alternate governor in the NBA if he does sell […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver mourned the painful passing of New York Knicks legend Willis Reed, calling the icon “the ultimate team player and consummate leader.” Reed passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80. No cause of death was revealed, but longtime sports columnist Peter Vecsey shared in his report that the Knicks great […]

After the NBA suspended Ja Morant for eight games due to his gun-toting incident during an IG Live stream, Commissioner Adam Silver released a strong statement condemning the actions of the Memphis Grizzlies star. Silver also shared what he and Morant talked about during their meeting on Wednesday before the NBA handed the youngster his […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is reportedly on a short list of candidates to replace Bob Iger as the CEO of Disney, according to Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino. Silver’s contract with the National Basketball Association runs through the 2024 season. Other names on the shortlist include Candle Media co-founder and co-CEO Kevin Mayer, and Disney […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone. While it had its moments, most of which having Mac McClung involved, the early returns on viewership for the events won’t be easy to swallow for Adam Silver. The 2023 iteration of the NBA All-Star Game hit absolute rock bottom in viewership, according to data compiled by […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend is in full swing, and so far, it’s been a rousing success for Adam Silver and the NBA. While it’s been great to see the Three-Point Contest and Dunk Contest be entertaining so far, not everything in the NBA is perfect, and Silver was asked to address some of the issues […]

Remember the hilarity that ensured this time last year when captain Kevin Durant made his final pick in the NBA All-Star Game draft? The NBA has taken lengths to avoid a similarly awkward yet amusing scenario playing out this weekend in Salt Lake City. Instead of having LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo make initial selections […]

There are only 450 active NBA players at any given time throughout the season. Long as anyone’s odds are to ever play in the league, at least basketball fans across the globe will soon be able to see what they’d look like running the floor with LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and other NBA luminaries—or even […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has played his role well since taking over for the late David Stern in 2014. However, his appointment came at the genesis of the player empowerment movement. A movement that can be summarized as the attempt of NBA players to take control of their playing future, whether they’re still under contract […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made it clear that Mexico is part of their plans for a potential expansion team in the future. Silver, who is in Mexico City for the Miami Heat-San Antonio Spurs international game, spoke to the media ahead of the showdown and addressed questions with regards to the possibility of the country […]

Female representation in the NBA is rare to find today. Out of all of the 30 different coaching staffs in the league, only five teams employ a woman amongst their coaching ranks: the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and and the New Orleans Pelicans. The NBA has made steps to have more […]

The National Basketball Players Association and the NBA have agreed to extend the deadline to decide whether or not to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement as per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. ESPN Sources: With labor talks ongoing, the NBA and Players Association are agreeing to extend the Dec. 15 deadline that each […]

Brittney Griner is on her way back home after being wrongfully detained in Russia since last February. President Joe Biden announced the news Thursday morning, speaking with Griner by phone from the Oval Office along with her wife, Cherelle, and Vice President Kamala Harris. Griner was released by Russia in a prisoner swap for convicted […]

Kyrie Irving was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets recently after making some questionable tweets with anti-Semitic undertones. The suspension imposed by the team was set initially at five games. However, Brooklyn added six stipulations before the star would be reinstated to the roster. Adam Silver, who is also Jewish, finally spoke out a couple of […]

Kyrie Irving and Adam Silver met Tuesday amid the guard’s suspension by the Brooklyn Nets. NBA insider Shams Charania called the meeting “productive and understanding” for both sides, “paving the way” for Irving to work through the steps of a potential return. Brooklyn issued a five-game minimum suspension to Irving on Nov. 5 following his […]

Kyrie Irving just went through the NBA equivalent of being sent to the principal’s office. After a social media storm following the Brooklyn Nets star’s antisemitic film controversy, he sat down with league commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday morning. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, Irving and Silver had a “productive and understanding” meeting together […]

Kyrie Irving and Adam Silver reportedly met on Tuesday to discuss Irving’s suspension with the Brooklyn Nets, per Shams Charania. The Nets’ point guard and NBA commissioner reportedly had a productive conversation. As a result, the path has been paved for Irving to work through his steps with Brooklyn. Irving was originally slated to miss […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is expected to meet with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving as early as Tuesday, according to Marc Stein. Silver released a statement Thursday voicing his displeasure with Irving’s refusal to apologize for his promotion of an antisemitic film. Less than an hour later, Irving again refused to apologize at Nets practice, […]

For the first time since a heated postgame press conference Saturday, Kyrie Irving addressed the media Thursday at Brooklyn Nets practice. Irving drew an uproar over the last week in response to his social media posts linking to an antisemitic film. Despite a statement from NBA commissioner Adam Silver less than an hour prior saying […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving once again refused to apologize for posting links to highly sensitive anti-semitic content on his social media platforms. During a press conference on Thursday, Irving was once again given the opportunity to express remorse for his actions, and once again the Nets point guard opted against doing so. Despite Adam […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has finally weighed in on the Kyrie Irving antisemitism controversy. Silver released a statement Thursday calling Irving “reckless” for tweeting out a link to a film featuring “deeply offensive antisemitic material” and then expressed “disappointment” that the Brooklyn Nets star “has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile […]

A slap on the wrist. Actually, not even. This is how the Brooklyn Nets and the NBA have reacted to Kyrie Irving promoting an antisemitic film on Twitter. For his part, Hall of Famer turned NBA analyst Charles Barkley is having none of it. The former 11-time All-Star went off on a recent NBA on […]

It’s obviously in Joe Lacob’s best financial interest to balk at expectations the Golden State Warriors payroll could soon explode into the $400-$500 million territory. Details of reporting about NBA owners’ yearning for a hard cap in the next CBA, though, reveal that Lacob’s summer talk about already being “in trouble with the rest of […]

The average NBA franchise has never been valuable, and we’re less than two weeks into a season where the Larry O’Brien Trophy seems truly up for grabs. As negotiations between owners and the players’ association on the next Collective Bargaining Agreement continue before the mid-December mutual opt-out deadline, though, league power brokers are pushing for […]

The Victor Wembanyama draft hype has been growing and growing, and it will only continue to rocket to the moon with the NBA’s latest decision to stream all of his Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 French League games for free on the NBA app. Wembanyama is the clear-cut No. 1 prospect in the 2023 NBA Draft, with […]

On Tuesday, a Russian court heard Brittney Griner’s appeal for her nine-year prison sentence. Unsurprisingly, the appeal was rejected, and the WNBA star is now headed to a penal colony. That is unless the United States is somehow able to facilitate her release. It’s already been eight months since Griner was imprisoned for the alleged […]

Adam Silver labeled the threat of teams egregiously tanking as a “serious issue” when he addressed it last week. But apparently, the NBA commissioner wasn’t “deadly serious” about it. With the prize of Victor Wembanyama dangling right above every non-contending teams’ noses, it’s an especially great year to tank. Silver, who recently had an in-depth […]

Commissioner Adam Silver responded to LeBron James’ desire for a Las Vegas NBA team, per Malika Andrews. “I think its very healthy for the league when you have sort of this life-cycle of players moving into management, potentially  moving into ownership,” Silver told Andrews on NBA Today. “Obviously Michael Jordan is the owner of Charlotte…its […]

Victor Wembenyama has taken over the NBA discourse by storm. The young French prodigy has turned eyes with his unique build and playstyle. It has led more than a couple of teams to punt their season away and hope to get a chance to get Wembenyama in the draft, much to the chagrin of commissioner […]

Though he isn’t technically in the NBA just yet, Victor Wembanyama-Mania has already started to hit the association hard, with more than a few teams willing to risk it all Philadelphia 76ers-style in the hopes of securing the supremely talented French big man as the focal point of their franchise moving forward. Unfortunately, Adam Silver […]

The nightmarish Robert Sarver scandal that rocked the Phoenix Suns is on its last legs, after the disgraced owner announced the decision to put the NBA team, along with the Phoenix Mercury, up for sale. Adam Silver still made sure to address the issue head-on with those who were directly involved from within the organization. […]