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Philadelphia 76ersAdam Silver comments on Dikembe Mutombo's premature tweet congratulating the Sixers

Before the NBA draft lottery results were announced on Tuesday evening, ex-Philadelphia 76ers star center Dikembe Mutombo had already tweeted a congratulatory message to his former team on earning the No. 1 pick. A few hours later, who got the top selection? You guessed it, the Sixers. Predictably, this sent conspiracy theorists into a frenzy, claiming that the […]

Sacramento KingsAdam Silver: NBA teams are losing money

Let’s address the elephant in the room. There has been enough talk already about the new TV deal the NBA has signed. This deal triples the amount of revenue the league is getting under its current contract at around 24 billion dollars. Players are opting out of their contracts in hopes of landing larger contracts […]

Golden State WarriorsVIDEO: Adam Silver awkwardly leaves Steph Curry hanging during MVP presentation

Before Wednesday night’s game between the Warriors and Trail Blazers, NBA commissioner Adam Silver handed Stephen Curry his second MVP trophy, but not before he unknowingly left Curry hanging when he tried to shake Silver’s hand during the presentation ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUc1Ed9EA68 Commissioner Silver, who loves giving daps, high fives, handshakes and one arm hugs to players, didn’t let […]

NBASeattle's efforts to bring an NBA team back home just took a major hit

Since losing the SuperSonics in 2008, Seattle sports fans have avidly supported bringing an NBA basketball team back to the city. Billionaire Chris Hansen almost purchased the Kings back in 2013, but was halted by a local effort to keep the Kings in Sacramento. Unfortunately for those fans, those hopes took a major hit Monday […]

NBAAdam Silver maintains that All-Star Game will move if NC law remains unchanged

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver continued to make it clear on Thursday that if a North Carolina state law regarding LGBT rights isn’t modified, the 2017 All-Star weekend will be removed from Charlotte. Although he hasn’t set a deadline for this decision, he is continuing to apply pressure on legislators. “We’ve been, I think, crystal clear […]

Charlotte HornetsAdam Silver Reveals Whether The Charlotte Hornets' Jersey Will Feature Jordan Or Nike Logo

It has just been announced that the NBA will start allowing teams to sell advertising space on jerseys starting in 2017. This means that jersey’s will feature ads similar to the Kia ads on the All-Star game jerseys this season. Along with ads being a topic of discussion, Adam Silver also revealed whether or not […]

NBAAdam Silver: No Discussions Regarding Moving All-Star Game

Despite mounting pressure from fans, players, and organizations, Adam Silver announced that there have been no discussions to move the 2017 NBA All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of the recently passed The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act in the state. “The current state of the law is problematic for the league. But […]

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