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.
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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?
Charles Barkley announces he’s self-quarantining, has been tested for COVID-19
Adam Silver also joined the Inside the NBA crew to say that it's still too early to even plan a return, if one is possible.
The FreeDawkins YouTube channel’s NBA videos have vanished, but the NBA says they’re not behind that
While FreeDawkins' videos with NBA clips have vanished from YouTube, a NBA source told AA the league didn't launch a copyright takedown, and that their policies on highlights videos haven't changed since Adam Silver's 2015 "Highlights are marketing" comments.
Adam Silver: NBA will lose “hundreds of millions of dollars” over Chinese media backlash
"I think that the magnitude of the loss will be in the hundreds of millions of dollars...probably less than $400 million.”
Adam Silver isn’t concerned about lower NBA ratings and he may have a point
“I’m not surprised that our ratings are down thus far. I'm not concerned, either."
Adam Silver calls pay TV system “broken” as NBA struggles with early season ratings
Is the answer more games on network television?
Chinese state media promises “retribution” for Adam Silver in the wake of Daryl Morey support
The CCTV editorial threated Silver for "defaming" China while defending Daryl Morey.
China stops broadcasting NBA preseason games in latest fallout from Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong protest tweet
Morey's tweet has now led to NBA pre-season games being pulled off Chinese TV.
Adam Silver says NBA will talk to western teams about moving games up: “It may make sense to play a little bit earlier”
"When you look at the league from a national standpoint, it may make sense to play a little bit earlier in the West. And that’s something we’re going to talk to our teams about this summer."
ESPN got hilariously petty by cutting Bill Simmons out of an Adam Silver interview clip [updated]
Apparently, the ESPN-Simmons feud is still in existence.
NBA League Pass unveils partial-game purchase options, starting at $1.99 after the third quarter
The NBA says they will continue to offer more options throughout the season, as well.
Adam Silver congratulates Warriors, gets booed mercilessly by NBA Draft audience
Silver did manage not to laugh, but it was close.
