Adam Silver on the Ben Simmons situation: Theres a reason we have contracts in this league

Adam Silver on the NBA Second Apron's Consequences for Teams It's certainly not an unintended consequence the purpose of the system is ultimately to create competition throughout the league And from that standpoint I think the system's working incredibly well

Adam Silver Admits NBA Has Remarkably Little Control Over Gambling Wants Federal Czar With Subpoena Power To Oversee The League I've said before the unders are the most problematic right thing in our league We need to make players understand how draconian the discipline will be

Adam Silver on the Second Apron It's certainly not an unintended consequence The purpose of this system is ultimately to create competition throughout the league and from that standpoint I think the system is working incredibly well

Adam Silver on schedule and LeBron

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

Adam Silver on the Kawhi trade I'm hopeful that it will wrap up this summer I want to clarify The league did not pause the trade The parties to the trade made a decision not to go forward given that the investigation remained open