Tag: Adam Silver
Tom Dundon: Keeping Blazers in Portland is ‘the priority’
Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon says he wants to keep the team in Portland. He’s also disputing a report that he privately raised the...
Adam Silver: NBA could use ‘smart ball’ to assist officiating as soon as next year
The NBA is working on a basketball that could help officials determine who touched it last. Anyone who has watched a lengthy replay review...
Adam Silver expects NBA to work out deal with EuroLeague
The EuroLeague turned down the NBA’s initial merger proposal. Adam Silver doesn’t sound especially discouraged.
The NBA commissioner said he still expects the sides to...
NBA Europe moving closer to reality with 2027 launch targeted
The NBA's European ambitions may be moving closer to becoming an actual basketball league rather than an idea discussed in hotel ballrooms.
In fact, the...
Adam Silver admits Mark Walter’s quick Lakers sale caught him by surprise
NBA commissioner Adam Silver wasn’t particularly stunned by the Lakers’ latest $12.5 billion valuation. He was more surprised that Mark Walter was selling them...
Report: NBA sends EuroLeague proposal for possible partnership
Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA are looking to expand ... to Europe. That's not exactly breaking news, but it appears the league has...
Adam Silver: NBA found no red flags before Mark Walter bought Lakers
The NBA thoroughly vetted Mark Walter before approving his purchase of the Lakers. According to commissioner Adam Silver, the league found nothing that caused...
Adam Silver: Losing Trail Blazers would be a ‘failure’
Adam Silver wants the Trail Blazers to remain in Portland. He also wants Portland to give them a better building.
The NBA commissioner addressed the...
NBA expansion talks turn to Las Vegas arena as Seattle stands ready
Seattle appears ready for the NBA. Las Vegas, meanwhile, still needs to determine exactly where everybody would sit.
Commissioner Adam Silver said much of the...
Clippers fallout, NBA Europe on agenda for next week’s owners meetings
The NBA’s team owners will gather in New York on Monday and Tuesday, and this particular Board of Governors meeting could involve considerably more...
NBA essentially gave Clippers maximum punishment allowed under CBA
If it seemed like the NBA threw everything it had at the Clippers, that's because it pretty much did.
John Hollinger of The Athletic notes...
LeBron James really did complicate NBA schedule with late 76ers decision
Adam Silver wasn’t kidding.
Back in July, the NBA commissioner publicly asked LeBron James to hurry up and decide where he was playing.
“Where LeBron plays...
SuperSonics return takes another step as NBA expansion process moves forward
The NBA still hasn't officially said it's expanding.
But if you're waiting for the Seattle SuperSonics to return, there continue to be signs that this...
NBA union chief says there’s only ‘maybe 30 or 31’ fans of second apron
The NBA players' union still hates the second apron. In case there was any confusion, executive director David Kelly is making that abundantly clear.
Kelly,...
Adam Silver could potentially step into Lakers’ Buss family dispute
The Lakers’ ownership drama may soon require a little help from the commissioner.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver could become involved in the increasingly messy dispute...
NBA legend Don Nelson dies at 86
NBA commissioner Adam Silver remembered Don Nelson as a basketball innovator whose influence will be felt for generations after the Hall of Fame player...
