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NBA commissioner Adam Silver knows the ins and outs of the league and the hoopla around his sport. While the subject of mental health has been somewhat frowned upon in the NBA for many years, there’s a league-wide joke suggesting shooting coaches are really psychologists, per ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan. “The joke around the league was […]

It’s no secret that the country’s political climate is volatile right now. Athletes are taking political stances and many are being targeted by politicians for the things they say and do. This was evident when the White House disinvited the Golden State Warriors from the traditional White House visit championship teams make. NBA Commissioner Adam […]

NBA commission Adam Silver is ‘proud’ of members of NBA community who speak out on important issues such as mental health and social topics. The league is known as one of the most outspoken in all of sports. Without its players being hidden behind helmets or prevented from using their voices due to some unwritten […]

27-year-old David Pyant won’t be facing any charges for sending a death threat to NBA commissioner Adam Silver back in May, according to a report from TMZ.com. Pyant sent the threat to Silver via e-mail, saying: “If you don’t let me play, I’m going to come up there and kill you with my f*cking gun.” […]

The NBA is unyielding in its efforts to promote the league on the international stage. The Asian country of India, possessing one of the world’s largest populations, has been identified by the Association as a primary global expansion area. It was NBA Commissioner Adam Silver himself who conveyed the news, speaking to the press in […]

The NBA has taken over the famous social platform Reddit by ranking second in the list of the most active subreddits. Discussions among Redditors have been poring over the recent free agency and draft acquisitions this offseason. But with big names already off the free agent board, there’s not much to talk about in the […]

As the NBA released the full schedule of the upcoming regular season, teams were glad to know that this year’s slate will be the least strenuous in the history of the association in terms of back-to-back games. Commissioner Adam Silver and the rest of the league’s front office have taken yet another step in their […]

Injuries are a constant problem in the NBA that are impossible to completely avoid. They have derailed great players’ progress and often hinders teams from achieving their true potential in the league. In the past few years, teams and players have voiced out their concerns that their very demanding playing schedule has left them with […]

Plenty of NBA players have shown their support for LeBron James after President Donald Trump’s Friday night criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Now, the head of the NBA is chiming in. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement Saturday to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick highlighting James’ accomplishments both on and off the […]

The NBA’s effort to promote the sport of basketball in Africa is not going to end with this year’s edition of the NBA Africa Game. Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the association intend to take it a step further by establishing a Pan-African basketball league in the continent. This is definitely exciting news, but even […]

Every summer NBA players make the trip over to Africa to play a game and in the very near future, the biggest superstar in the league could be heading over. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that Lakers supertar LeBron James has expressed interest in the past in playing in the game in Africa and at some […]

The Golden State Warriors have won three championships in the last four years. And with the addition of DeMarcus Cousins this summer, they may be on their way to another ring. If this doesn’t spell dynasty, we don’t know what will. Of all the people in the sporting world, Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner, wants the […]

Adam Silver is signaling a preference for Disney over Comcast in the pursuit for Fox. Silver mentioned Disney CEO Bob Iger when he spoke with CNBC’s Julia Boorstin: “I’m a big Bob Iger fan. Of course Disney is one of our huge partners,” he said in Sun Valley, Idaho. “In a way, I am rooting for […]

Just like the NBA games themselves, free agency has garnered a lot of attention from basketball fans. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver realizes this and intends to move the free agency on July 1, from midnight to a more TV-friendly hour. As per Sam Amick of USA Sports Today, Silver says the move will take effect […]

Over the last four years, the Golden State Warriors have won three rings. And this season, it seems that they are headed for another NBA Finals appearance, and possibly another championship. Critics have pointed out the seeming disruption of balance brought on by the Warriors’ dominance. But NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes that this is […]

After the influx of 17 year-olds in the NBA Draft of the mid-90s to early-00s that brought us transcendental talents like Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe Bryant — the NBA and the NBPA, mutually agreed to put the nix on drafting high schoolers and set the age limit to 19 during CBA negotiations in […]

It’s a known fact that the NBA’s Western Conference is much better than the Eastern Conference. It’s the main reason why several players and critics believe that the league should adopt a Top 16 playoff format and do away with the current system. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has heard all their concerns, acknowledging the great […]

After the recent news broke that Adam Silver signed a contract extension through the 2023-24 season, at least one NBA player is extending his well wishes to the league’s commissioner. C.J. McCollum responded to the news by telling Silver to secure his bag in an emoji-laden tweet. Secure your 💼 ✊🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/RZQ1L4LV6w — CJ McCollum […]

Adam Silver will remain commissioner of the NBA through the 2024 Finals after signing an extension according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Silver has held the role of commissioner since 2014 after taking over for long-time commissioner David Stern. Silver’s run as commissioner has been a successful one thus far. He’s had to deal […]

There is more money available for NBA team owners. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the NBA Board of Governors has approved last Friday the approval on the raising of the debt limit to a dizzying amount of $325 million. The NBA has raised the debt limit of owners to $325 million, a $75 […]

The Golden State Warriors have received some major backlash after winning two championships in their two years since the acquisition of Kevin Durant. While commissioner Adam Silver has put rules in place to entice players to stay with their original teams, he warns this franchise would have found a way to get Durant whether their […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has finally voiced his opinion on the Twitter saga involving now-former Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo. According to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, Silver is sympathetic to Colangelo, who has already parted ways with the Sixers, but also fully understands that Philadelphia made the prudent move of […]

Before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Adam Silver held his annual press conference where he talked about everything involving the state of the NBA. One of the questions he was asked about involved the way Sterling Brown was treated by Milwaukee Police during an incident in January. Silver said the video was horrific and […]

Despite the controversy involving this year’s Rookie of the Year, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that he has no plans in changing the rules. As reported by Chris Haynes of ESPN, Silver said: “There are no plans to change it,” he said. “We’ve had that rule in place for some time. If we were to […]

The NBA has always been known as one of the more progressive sports leagues in the NBA, and when it comes to legalizing sports betting that’s no different. After the ruling came down that the Supreme Court had overturned the ruling that made sports betting illegal, NBA commissioner Adam Silver released the following statement. NBA […]

A man from New York was recently arrested by police after being charged with aggravated harassment for allegedly sending a death threat to NBA President Adam Silver in July of 2017, as per Ben Feurherd of the New York Post. David Pyant, a 27-year-old originating from South America, allegedly sent an email to Silver threatening […]

The NBA has been really pushing the last few years to give fans exactly what they want and really trying to make the NBA accessible for everyone. The NBA thinks they have figured out the next idea on how to make that happen with a new streaming deal being announced. NBA commissioner Adam Silver sat down […]

In the midst of a turbulent discussion stemming from the recent NCAA scandal involving college basketball players, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is preparing to get involved again with elite high school basketball players, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The proposal is far from finished as it is, but it could include a passageway for the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has gone on a mission to ensure teams won’t tank anymore after the recent findings of nine teams (almost a third of the NBA) is vying for a lottery pick for the upcoming draft. Silver had sent a memo last week to each team, stating the league is going to “monitor […]

Mark Cuban’s last couple of days have been showered in shame and disgrace after a Sports Illustrated investigative report unmasked the corrosive culture in the organization with a closetful of sexual harassment claims through a near two-decade period. While the outstanding culprit was former CEO Terdema Ussery, who resigned his post three years ago, there […]

Things are very gnarly when a $600,000 fine isn’t the worst thing that has happened to you within the last 24 hours. Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is in that very spot after an investigative report dug up skeletons in the franchise’s culture that he claimed he had no knowledge of. But NBA Commissioner […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hinted at a potential compromise to re-seed teams from 1-to-16 after fans clamored to have the best 16 teams vying for ultimate NBA glory in the postseason. Silver noted that while he would keep the best eight teams from each conference, he would seed them according to their overall record, which […]

Upon the massive turnaround in fan engagement and competitive play in Sunday’s All-Star Game, commissioner Adam Silver will look to add the missing piece to make this event all the more exciting. While the selection of teams, blacktop-style, awarding the first pick to the top vote-getter and taking turns to select the following players in […]

Adam Silver and Magic Johnson seem to have a good relationship, which is usually important between a team’s president of basketball operations and the commissioner. At the Legends Brunch on Sunday morning though, Adam Silver got a pretty good diss in on Magic Johnson according to Tas Melas of NBATV: Adam Silver at the Legends […]

For NBA fans, change may be coming to the current playoff format sooner than we realize. Bill Simmons of The Ringer, tweeted out on Sunday that one of his dream scenarios for the playoffs is inching closer to happening. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey then responded directly to Simmons with some encouraging news. “It’s […]

Magic Johnson and Adam Silver at times didn’t seem like the best of friends. Last summer Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers were fined $500,000 by Silver and the NBA when Johnson went onto the Jimmy Kimmel show for comments about Paul George. Most believe that fine was warranted as it was a clear violation […]

Prior to the 2017-18 season, the NBA knew they had to make some changes. One of the changes included revamping the old All-Star game format, making the game a more exciting and competitive showcase. Hence, the league allowed fans and the media to vote on this year’s All-Stars in Los Angeles. The top vote-getters would […]

Apparently, the NBA takes its tampering rules very seriously. According to the NBA bylaws, team executives are forbidden from contacting or recruiting players to their team until the free agency moratorium has ended. Unfortunately for the Lakers, Magic Johnson had to learn this the hard way. In the off-season, the NBA fined the Lakers $500,000 […]

Donald Trump has been the stuff of headlines for months now. Unfortunately, it isn’t really new to see his name go side-by-side the NBA. Many remember his disinviting the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors to the White House after Stephen Curry said he was undecided about whether or not he would go. Recently, NBA Commissioner […]