Charles Barkley implores Adam Silver to remove the Lakers from national TV games
"Let’s kill all the Lakers games."
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The NBA is hiding from Kyrie Irving, but the NBA on TNT didn’t
"Right is right and wrong is wrong. And if you’re gonna call out owners, and rightfully so, then you’ve got to call out players as well. You can’t go silent in terms of this for Kyrie Irving."
Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal speak on ‘idiot’ Kyrie Irving
"I think he should've been suspended."
NBA media takes issue with Adam Silver’s locker room access comments
"I also think it's a bit of an anachronism to have reporters in the actual room where players are dressing."
NBA shortens protocols to six days for vaccinated players
Vaccinated players will now miss just six days instead of ten days, assuming they meet testing thresholds.
Adam Silver: “no plans” to pause the season, possible protocol tweaks coming
Silver revealed 65% of the league's players have been vaccinated and boosted, with vaccination rate at 97%.
Adam Silver talked about embracing new technology and the NBA’s broadcast relationship with China
A league commissioner noting that it's just easier to watch things on your phone is weirdly refreshing.
Adam Silver apologizes for 2019 “lessons learned” comment about Masai Ujiri and sheriff’s deputy: “I should have known better”
"I apologize to Masai for what I said in that interview…. Believe me, when I look at that now, I cringe when I watch it."
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says “best guess” is that 2021 season will begin in January
Silver also said the goal is to play in home arenas with fans in attendance.
Rick Carlisle says NBA games in Orlando will have virtual fans, digital boards, and home team sounds – whatever that means
The NBA is trying to make the most of their empty arenas in the bubble.
ESPN will host ‘The Return of Sports’ on Monday, a 2-hour special with 6 pro sports commissioners
Commissioners Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, Gary Bettman, Don Garber, and Cathy Engelbert will be among the guests joining Mike Greenberg on the two-hour SportsCenter special.
‘The Last Dance’ gives validation to NBA Entertainment producer who filmed all that 1997-98 Chicago Bulls footage
Imagine being a witness to history with a camera crew, but hardly anyone could ever see the footage?
An NBA H-O-R-S-E competition on ESPN is in the works during the COVID-19 pandemic
What NBA players would you like to see in a H-O-R-S-E competition?
