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

57 years ago May 5 1969 Bill Russell wins his 11th and final championship

Jaylen Brown 25 weeks ago talking about conversations with refs throughout his vice president role with the NBPA

Jaylen Brown I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this Me and Brad have a great relationship I love Boston If it was up to me I could play here for the next 10 years This was my favorite season of my career

Rui Hachimura cleared out when LeBron James came into the media room

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

Bleacher Report 2026 NBA Draft prospects talk about their first LeBron James memory