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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. […]

Eschewing wins in the hopes of obtaining a high draft pick has long been a problem in the NBA. However, league commissioner Adam Silver may not see a tanking war as hotly-contested as the one that could occur during the 2022-23 season, with generational talents such as Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson as the ultimate […]

Chris Paul was placed in a precarious situation the moment the news broke about Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver’s workplace scandal. Paul is not only one of the most outspoken individuals in the league when it comes to social issues, but he also happened to serve as the NBPA president for many years. The 12-time […]

Adam Silver took a ton of heat over the punishment he dished out to Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver amid the serious workplace allegations made against him. Fans felt the year-long suspension was too soft. $10 million is just a drop in the bucket for a billionaire. Even LeBron James and several other voices spoke […]

Robert Sarver made headlines again on Wednesday after it was revealed that the 60-year-old millionaire now intends to sell his stake in the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury. As it turns out, however, Sarver’s recent decision may not have been as noble as some of us might have been led to believe. ESPN’s NBA […]

Robert Sarver made a big decision on Wednesday, announcing he’s started the process of selling both the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. NBA commissioner Adam Silver released a short, but powerful statement on the matter. Via NBA Communications: I fully support the decision by Robert Sarver to sell the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. This […]

Phoenix Suns governor Robert Sarver, who was suspended for a year and fined $10 million for fostering a toxic workplace, especially towards women and minorities, got off with a slap on the wrist. That is the overwhelming sentiment by the media and players alike, including Suns guard Chris Paul and face of the NBA LeBron […]

NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio is now speaking out as well to address Adam Silver and the NBA’s seemingly light punishment for Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver. Sarver has been suspended for one year and fined $10 million after an investigation exposed his past racist remarks and inappropriate behavior towards female employees. The toxic workplace […]

After slapping Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver with a one-year suspension and $10 million fine, NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke to the media on Wednesday regarding the decision. While there were a variety of different questions thrown at him, the one that raised eyebrows across the room and social media as a whole was from […]

Robert Sarver’s frequent usage of racist and sexist remarks toward his workers has him in trouble with the NBA. The Phoenix Suns owner has been suspended for one year by the NBA and must pay a fine of $10 million. The appalling bigotry Sarver displayed, which was originally revealed by ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, has made it […]

After a thorough investigation, Adam Silver and the NBA suspended Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million for sexual misconduct and racism in the workplace. But, NBA Twitter was fuming over the ruling and believed Sarver deserved a stricter penalty: BRUH THATS ITS??? FORCE HIM TO SELL THE TEAM […]

Stephen A Smith made his triumphant return to First Take after a lengthy hiatus to attend to his shoulder injury. Apparently, ESPN’s golden boy needed to take more than a month off after undergoing rather mysterious shoulder surgery. NBA commissioner Adam Silver welcomed Smith back on his first day, but the league’s head honcho could not […]

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was handed a nine-year prison sentence along with a fine in Russian court on Thursday after being detained since February. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a joint statement on the sentence shortly after the ruling. “Today’s verdict and sentencing is unjustified and unfortunate, but not […]

There are few greater players in the history of the NBA than Boston Celtics icon Bill Russell. This is exactly why Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is calling for the league to honor this man with a gesture that is befitting of his tremendous contributions to the sport. According to […]

The NBA world is mourning the loss of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who passed away at the age of 88 on Sunday morning. Amid the outpour of thoughts and prayers from fans, players, and media members alike, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued a heartfelt statement commemorating the loss of one of basketball’s most influential […]

It feels like forever ago that the NBA world was focused on Ben Simmons’ holdout from the Philadelphia 76ers. The current member of the Brooklyn Nets has not suited up for an NBA game in over a year. The former top pick requested a trade from the Sixers following the team’s playoff collapse to the […]

Back in 2005 when the late David Stern was still the NBA commissioner, the league increased the age limit of entering the draft from 18 to 19. Under Adam Silver, though, things could change soon and return to what it was before. Speaking in Las Vegas in his news conference after a meeting with the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has no problem with star players moving to different teams in free agency. It’s on trade demands that he has a real issue with. Speaking during the Las Vegas Summer League, Silver shared the benefit he sees when it comes to player movement in free agency. Besides, as long as they […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admits trade requests like what Kevin Durant did with the Brooklyn Nets isn’t ideal for the league. With that said, he is hoping they can do something to address it in the future. Speaking during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Silver shared his thoughts about the Durant trade talks […]