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 on the President He was a fixture at Madison Square Gardenhe had court-side seats here all the time He was at drafts He's a genuine Knicks fan We should be using sports to create more of a sense of community not less

Adam Silver on the President attending Game 3 Hes welcome to be here What makes sports so special especially when theres so much that divides people is its something that we have in common We should look for those things we have in common and build off that

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver calls the president a genuine knicks fan

Bill Russell composes himself and interviews after winning his 11th championship ring in 1969 in his last NBA season as an active NBA player was a coach-playerMay 5th 1969

WFAN Knicks owner James Dolan announced the Knicks will be visiting the White House

Stephen A Smith You and I were both talking to commissioner Adam Silver before the game and he's highlighting like Look we know how this goes But damn it that happens every NBA Finals