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The NBA is going to be conducting its 2021 All-Star Weekend next month despite the concerns that could arise during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the league is fixated on holding the usual events during the weekend, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is making it clear that there will be no gatherings during the All-Star break. "There […]

The whole NBA world mourned after veteran reporter Sekou Smith passed away on Tuesday at the age of 48. According to reports, the beloved journalist died to COVID-19 complications. A popular figure not only in the media but also among players, tributes have since poured in for the sports media giant. As noted by USA […]

The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ravage the NBA this season, with a string of contests being postponed recently due to positive cases. Memphis Grizzlies young star Ja Morant suggested a rational idea in a bid to allow games to push through. add roster spots. plz & thank you 🤝 — Ja […]

Adam Silver already made it clear that the NBA won’t ‘jump the line’ when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Following his comments, the NBA is also warning teams not to pursue or administer COVID-19 vaccines early to players and staff members. Of course, with the NBA attempting to carry out the 2020-2021 season, the league […]

Houston Rockets star shooting guard James Harden has been at the center of NBA drama since the ending of the 2019-20 season. That hasn’t changed much coming to the 2020-21 season with the 31-year-old finding himself in a bit of trouble centered around some health violations. While Harden was subjected to some reasonable fines following […]

It has been a topic of discussion recently on whether or not the Los Angeles Clippers tampered with Kawhi Leonard before signing him ahead of the 2019-2020 season. Despite launching an investigation into the matter, Adam Silver doesn’t seem to believe he’ll find anything that shows the Clips committed any wrongdoing. “All I can say […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is making the media rounds on Monday as the 2020-21 regular season draws closer. During a conference call, Silver touched on the ongoing rift between James Harden and the Houston Rockets. Harden has asked for a trade and arrived late to camp, though he has said that he’s committed to the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s decision to sign a supermax extension is “huge” for the league. Silver spoke about Giannis’ contract on Monday, suggesting it reflects the collective bargaining agreement is working as designed — for the Bucks and everyone else. The commish Adam Silver told me on @FirstTake that […]

The NBA has been hashing out plans for the possible dissemination of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, Commissioner Adam Silver also said the league will wait its turn. Silver said the NBA is not going to “jump the line” as the vaccine becomes more more available, adding the league hopes to promote awareness regarding the vaccine […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver published an op-ed in USA Today on Monday addressing why the 2020-21 regular season will begin this week, as COVID-19 continues to surge throughout the United States. While Silver praised everybody who participated in the successful bubble in Orlando, he explained why a campus-like environment was unfeasible for the upcoming season. […]

The NBA will not test its players for marijuana in the 2020-21 season, per Ben Dowsett, the same policy adopted by the league for the bubble in Orlando. League sources: Continuing a theme from the Orlando bubble, the NBA will not test its players for marijuana for the upcoming 2020-21 season. — Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett) […]

Amid the praises heaped on the NBA for the successful restart and conclusion of the 2019-20 NBA season in Orlando, Florida, it wasn’t enough to bolster the ratings of the league which has dropped considerably over the last few years. Critics believe that the NBA’s decision to fully support the Black Lives Matter movement negatively […]

This past season, the Golden State Warriors finished at the bottom of the team standings and failed to qualify for the NBA Playoffs. They finished with a lowly 15-50 record, their worst winning percentage in 19 years. This was unfamiliar territory for Warriors fans, especially since the team won three titles in five recent NBA […]

With uncertainty surrounding the upcoming NBA season, commissioner Adam Silver was able to mention some good news on Monday during an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle. While not only the sports world, but the nation itself has been deeply affected by COVID-19, Silver expressed his confident belief that fans may be able to enter […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has delivered the latest statement with regards to the stalemate between the Board of Governors and the NBPA. Silver and the league office–with the loss of revenue in mind– have been pushing for a pre-Christmas start date to the 2020-21 season, while the NBPA has been leaning on a MLK Day […]

Kansas City has been tagged as a possible temporary home of the Toronto Raptors in the 2020-21 season amid the ongoing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a civil rights group has issued a warning to Adam Silver and the NBA to not push through with their plans. The Urban League of Greater Kansas […]

Adam Silver and the NBA’s league office has evidently put together a plan to address the inevitable revenue loss at the hands of COVID-19 for the 2020-21 season. Per Sham Charania of The Athletic, Silver plans to institute on-court endorsements along the baseline of all NBA teams’ courts. The NBA began experimenting with virtual on-court […]

Right after the conclusion of the 2019-20 NBA season, commissioner Adam Silver sent out a note to fans which made mention of the league’s main goal for the following season. Per Noah Coslov, Silver pointed out that the league’s goal is to have fans back in home arenas for the 2020-21 NBA season. However, Silver […]

The television ratings for the 2020 NBA Finals are at record lows in the history of the event, though NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is slightly puzzled as to why that is the case. Marc Berman of the New York Post reports Silver is slightly bewildered by the historically bad ratings, particularly considering LeBron James — a […]

While the NBA continues to be one of the biggest advocates of social justice, there will be no more Black Lives Matter messages on the courts next season. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the decision on ESPN’s NBA Countdown on Tuesday evening prior to Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The start of the 2020-21 NBA season is still up in the air. However, it’s possible that the late start would result to the season coinciding with the Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled to take place in July 2021. Despite that possibility though, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t see the league suspending play to make […]

By most accounts, the NBA “bubble” in Orlando has been a tremendous success. The restart went on without a hitch, as the league strictly enforced health and safety protocols and imposed COVID-19 quarantine standards for those players testing positive prior to arrival. However, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wonders whether the league should have built in […]

Speaking to reporters via video conference, prior to Wednesday night’s game 1 tipoff of the NBA Finals, commissioner Adam Silver addressed the impending negotiations with the player’s association over the league’s salary-cap in the aftermath of a year in which revenue for the association has dropped precipitously. “If we just went by the formula in […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the issue of coaching diversity in his press conference on Wednesday night ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Silver said that while NBA teams should be free to hire the most qualified person, he acknowledged that “we need to do […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Wednesday that no NBA player or staff has tested positive for COVID-19 while in the bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Silver provided the report in his pre-Finals press conference, though he did acknowledge that there were positive tests among the 6,500-plus people who worked in or around […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says since there likely won’t be a COVID-19 vaccine by the time the 2020-21 season starts, teams won’t be able to have full arenas. However, Silver did say “with appropriate protocols in terms of distancing, and advanced testing, you will be able to bring fans back into arenas” in a limited […]

The ongoing 2020 NBA playoffs have truly given us some quality basketball action, but the entire thing could have been shelved following the shooting of Jacob Blake last month. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recalled the time he sat down with two of the league’s premier players, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi […]

On Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said his “best guess” for the start date of the 2020-21 regular season would be some time towards the beginning of 2021. Speaking with Bob Costas on CNN, Silver acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding the future NBA calendar as the country struggles through the coronavirus pandemic. “I continue to believe […]

Commissioner Adam Silver did a wide-ranging interview with Bob Costas on Tuesday in which he talked about the NBA’s controversial relationship with China and discussed the likely pushback of next season into 2021. Silver was pressed by Costas about the NBA’s accords with the Chinese Basketball Association and major streaming services across the country. However, […]

Icons from all levels of professional basketball are showing their respects after learning about the death of former Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson, including current Georgetown coach and former star Patrick Ewing. Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo are just a few of the other former Hoyas to react to the news, and […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has quickly responded to reports of league employees going on strike today as their way of showing their support for the players that continue to fight for social injustice inside the bubble. The commissioner has written a lengthy response letter addressing the strike. The Athletic’s Shams Charania shared a screenshot of […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver told Rachel Nichols of ESPN that Dec. 1 is feeling a little bit early for him for starting the 2020-21 season. Adam Silver tells @Rachel__Nichols that December 1 starting date is “feeling a little bit early to me…” https://t.co/b26RcKTydg — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 21, 2020 The last possible date for […]

The NBA’s new playoff play-in scenario is indeed an exciting new addition to the bubble inside Walt Disney World. In fact, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver likes it so much that he hinted that the league will likely be making it a permanent fixture in the upcoming seasons. Per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Silver bared […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has done a tremendous job in ensuring the the 2019-20 season sees out its conclusion despite the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. However, even the commissioner himself admits that he has some regrets about how the season restart has played out. According to Silver, his biggest disappointment in all this is how they […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver reacted to the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans kneeling during the national anthem on Thursday. Silver says the league won’t punish players for kneeling, per Marc Stein of the New York Times: “I respect our teams’ unified act of peaceful protest for social justice and under these unique circumstances will […]

Minutes before Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans faced Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz in the opening game of the restarted 2019-20 NBA season, they came together to protest racial injustice. While donning warm-up shirts that read “Black Lives Matter”, the teams stood alongside each other on opposite sidelines while a video played […]

It was earlier reported that players from the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans intend to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem during the first game of the NBA restart scheduled for Thursday night. League commissioner Adam Silver has shared his two cents on the matter. Silver admitted that he […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and his team should get a ton of credit for ensuring that the pandemic-hit 2019-20 campaign sees its conclusion. The commissioner is set to make his first visit to the campus, and he recently opened up about how he currently feels about the situation. Silver first expressed his appreciation for the […]

Less than a month away from the restart of the 2019-20 NBA season, a number of players and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus. Commissioner Adam Silver is aware of this and expressed much concern that a positive test while in the Orlando campus might cause the bubble to pop. Silver spoke with Fortune […]