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Tanking in the NBA is possibly more prevalent than ever before, as teams try to increase their chances of landing a prime pick in what is projected to be an excellent 2026 draft class. Commissioner Adam Silver is seemingly making an example out of one team in particular. The Association issued a $100,000 fine to […]

Although NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has seen success in his tenure leading the NBA, there have been many NBA fans and media members frustrated with his leadership. Add Bill Simmons to the growing number of critics of Silver, as on the latest episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast, Simmons questioned if Adam Silver should remain […]

The Utah Jazz are blatantly tanking, and head coach Will Hardy’s remark in his postgame presser following their 115-111 win over the Miami Heat on Monday would only further dump fuel into the fire of tanking allegations against the Jazz. The rationale behind the Jazz’s tanking decision is clear: they need to finish with a […]

One of the biggest talking points in the NBA in recent seasons has been the league’s tanking problem, with teams intentionally losing games in order to improve their draft lottery odds. With a talented 2026 class coming up, many teams have already kick-started those efforts, with the Utah Jazz shamelessly pulling their starters to help […]

The NBA may be looking to resume business in Seattle. Certainly, former NBA great Gary Payton, who played for the SuperSonics, wants to see that happen. The same holds for former guard Isiah Thomas. On Friday, it was reported that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met with Washington Governor Bob Ferguson about the prospects of an […]

Expansion has long been on the minds of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA league office. Although domestic expansion remains on the league’s agenda, a new venture overseas in Europe is beginning to take shape, and the NBA continues to bring a new league to life. Over the years, the game of basketball has […]

As the NBA took a stand on injury reporting rules and has urged changes to sports gambling with new rules implemented within the last week, the league has now made steps to tackle potential tanking with teams. While the NBA has been seemingly frustrated with teams manipulating current rules to gain better draft position towards […]

With the NBA Cup now in the rearview mirror and the regular season continuing, the league has announced changes to the injury reporting process, while also taking a stand regarding gambling. As NBA commissioner Adam Silver has dealt with fines to teams for injury reporting and especially gambling with federal arrests made earlier this season, […]

Following the original Oct. 31 deadline to get a new deal done, the WNBA and the players agreed to an extension of the deadline, with a new date of Jan. 9 to come to an agreement on a new CBA. As the CBA negotiations have continued, it’s become increasingly clear that both the WNBA and […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was extremely pleased with Prime Video’s coverage of the 2025 NBA Cup, making sure to praise the team during an on-court interview after the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs to win the championship. In the process, Silver admitted to being “frustrated” about some of the NBA coverage in […]

Adam Silver left no doubt about his support for expanding the NBA to Las Vegas in the near future. Silver discussed multiple topics with media ahead of the NBA Cup Championship Game between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks on Tuesday night in Las Vegas, via insider Brett Siegel. Expansion was one of […]

While Napheesa Collier is frustrated by the state of the WNBA CBA agreements, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver remains hopeful. On Tuesday, Silver made it clear that he was confident that a deal would get done, per Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic.  Essentially, he said that the WNBA players were right to ask for greater pay. […]

The Entertainment Capital of the World is a fitting place to host the NBA Cup championship, as Commissioner Adam Silver keeps striving for ways to grow the league’s audience. Though, just because Las Vegas is an exciting city, does not mean it is the only viable venue for this midseason spectacle. Silver, always looking ahead, […]

The Miami Heat are eager to get back on track amid their five-game losing streak. Their latest defeat came at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, 106-96, at home on Monday. But aside from improving their campaign, the Heat also have to deal with the issue regarding Terry Rozier. He is at the center of […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver remains a busy man as the year comes to a close. Part of his job is to ensure the viability of the league, while also protecting the interest of the fans. Silver attended the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday. In the second […]

The NBA had a meeting with the Congressional committee in the wake of the FBI indictments of Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones. During the meeting, there were some important people absent, on which included commissioner Adam Silver, according to Marc Stein. “Neither Adam Silver nor deputy commissioner Mark Tatum were in attendance today, […]

NBA fans have long been clamoring for a solution to drawn-out replay reviews, and the league is set to implement a technological innovation that may answer their pleas. “Beginning with tomorrow’s games, NBA referees will use headsets to communicate in real time with the NBA Replay Center and one another,” the NBA Communications X account […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ turbulent start to the 2025 NBA season has sparked growing unrest among fans, who are now calling on commissioner Adam Silver to take the extraordinary step of forcing a change in ownership. After a dismal 0-4 start and years of organizational instability, frustration around New Orleans’s direction has reached a boiling […]

As good as the first week of the 2025-26 NBA season has been, Commissioner Adam Silver and the league office have been dealing with a dark cloud that has overshadowed everything. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among around 30 people arrested by the FBI on Thursday […]

Only a few days into the season, the NBA was rocked by an FBI investigation into illegal gambling activities. In addition to the arrests of Chauncy Billups and Terry Rozier, other big names in the league are facing implications. Among them are legends such as Kevin Garnett, who is allegedly involved in an illegal poker […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is currently in Gainbridge Fieldhouse at time of print, attending Thursday’s NBA Finals rematch between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, but he is probably finding it difficult to focus on the action. The league was rocked by an FBI gambling investigation that has ties to the mafia, resulting in […]

Adam Silver isn’t easing into the new NBA season. He’s walking straight into the fire with a calm face and a full agenda. The commissioner’s 12th year on the job begins with everything from broadcast shakeups to betting controversies and expansion debates. But if there’s one constant, it’s that Silver never avoids tough conversations. As […]

A heated labor dispute between the WNBA and its players’ association escalated this week after WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson issued a strong rebuttal to NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s recent remarks on player compensation. During an appearance on NBC’s “Today,” Silver said WNBA players would see “big increases” in their next collective bargaining agreement. However, […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver will be a busy man once again as the new season unfurled on Tuesday with a double-header featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers against the Golden State Warriors. With all the interesting storylines in the league, the NBA is expected to enjoy another […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver promised a “big increase” in WNBA player salaries in the next collective bargaining agreement, but wouldn’t guarantee players would see a higher percentage of the league’s revenue. That has been one of the main sticking points from the players’ perspectives. In the NBA, the league’s salary cap is determined by revenue, […]

The fallout of the investigation into Clippers veteran Kawhi Leonard continues. As the NBA season begins, there will no getting around it and Commissioner Adam Silver understands that. Given the details of the investigation that have come out, Silver continues to maintain a wait-and-see approach, per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated/Hoops Hype “Somebody asked me […]

BASKETBALL IS A GAME beloved around the globe. Every region and every country may have different leagues and ways to play the game, but they all share a common goal: to create a pathway to the NBA. Very few leagues outside of the United States have been successful in developing NBA-level talents, and only one […]

As the Los Angeles Clippers prepare to open the 2025-26 NBA season next Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, new information has emerged regarding the league’s role in approving the organization’s major sponsorship deal with Aspiration before later investigating a separate arrangement involving star forward Kawhi Leonard. According to ESPN reporters Bobby Marks and Baxter Holmes, […]

The WNBA Finals are underway, but much of the attention has shifted away from the court and toward the WNBA’s leadership. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert continues to face mounting criticism from WNBA players, and now WNBA legend Candace Parker has added her voice to the conversation. Speaking on her Post Moves podcast, Parker detailed her experiences […]

The NBA’s push toward global expansion has slowly moved from aspiration to reality. Commissioner Adam Silver has long championed international growth, and now teams are experiencing what that vision looks like in practice. For Tuomas Iisalo’s regrouped Memphis Grizzlies, that future arrives this January with games in London and Berlin. However, Santi Aldama already knows […]

The WNBA’s current collective bargaining agreement expires on October 31 and it’s no secret that the league and players association are nowhere near an agreement. As players, including Napheesa Collier, publicly call out commissioner Cathy Engelbert, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has spoken out. The NBA owns 42% of the WNBA with many W teams having […]

The biggest storyline for the Los Angeles Clippers in recent weeks has been the scandal surrounding star Kawhi Leonard and the no-show deal he may or may not have taken to help the team sidestep the NBA salary cap. The story was first broken by sports reporter Pablo Torre, and the league has since announced […]

The Kawhi Leonard -Aspiration saga has continued to steamroll consistently in recent weeks, with the NBA and Adam Silver now expected to make big decisions. Journalist Pablo Torre, primarily responsible for the updates that are now public knowledge, had an interesting perspective on things. “I think this is the biggest test of Adam Silver as […]

For decades, the NBA huddle has been a sacred, impenetrable space. Fans see the intense faces, the nodding heads, occasional scuffles, and the final break; the actual substance of the plays, adjustments, and raw emotion has been left completely to the imagination. That is about to change thanks to NBC‘s “On the Bench” segment, which […]

The NBA is working on a plan to develop a new league in Europe. Ultimately, the league is anticipated to launch in 2027. On Wednesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said it could take longer for NBA Europe to come to fruition, per ESPN. During a conference hosted by Front Office Sports, Silver clarified that the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver offended many hardcore basketball fans when, in response to both the rising costs for consuming the product and the league’s prominent presence on social media, he referred to the NBA as a highlights-based sport. While there are some analysts like Tim Legler who emphasize nuance and strategy, Silver’s remarks illustrate how […]

It’s not every day that the NBA commissioner says a trade was a “kick in the a–,” but that’s exactly what Adam Silver said regarding the Dallas Mavericks’ highly controversial Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Silver, who has been the subject of a conspiracy theory in which he allegedly ordered the Doncic […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver may not have full knowledge of the allegations involving the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, according to journalist Pablo Torre. During an appearance Friday on The Dan Le Batard Show, Torre suggested that Silver’s public comments showed a lack of awareness about the depth of reporting into the Clippers’ financial […]

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban may not be as visible as he was in the past years, but he remains highly invested in the NBA, particularly with the changes the league continues to implement under commissioner Adam Silver. On Wednesday, the NBA approved the rule to count end-of-quarter heaves or shots taken within the […]