Adam Silver on White House visit situation: "My first reaction is one of sadness. Bill Russell is here tonight. It was his team in 1963 that first went to the White House. That was the same summer that Bill Russell stood on the steps of Lincoln Memorial w

Adam Silver I think that in terms of Steve's Ballmer statement I'd say putting aside the precise words he chose to use Most importantly he indicated a willingness to accept the league's decision in this case and the accompanying sanctions so that's initially what I was most focused on

The Inside the NBA guys discuss meeting Presidents

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

Brian Windhorst There's a lot of people that made a lot of assumptions about Adam Silver along the way This is as big of a punishment has ever been doled out in the NBA He has been presumed to be soft on crime to a certain certain extend That's not something you can say today

Adam Silver I would see it as a failure if we did not keep the team in Portland We need a state of the art arena By any objective measure the current building there in the bottom measure of any arena in the league

Klay on his Bill Russell signed ball This will stay in my family forevermy most prized possession bc he did so much for the game also championed civil rights did so much for black folks in this nationHe gifted these to the players he liked the most that just meant the world to me