Mike Breen sounds off on first-round NBA playoff games being exclusive to national TV
"It's a poor decision... I just think the fans deserve to be thrown a bone once in a while."
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NBA stars are missing a shocking amount of national TV games
Because of load management and injuries, NBA stars have missed more national television games than ever in spite of the league's efforts.
Sports media world reacts to NBA canceling Hawks’ Magic City promotion
"I believe canceling this promotion is the right decision for the broader NBA community."
Pablo Torre trolls Adam Silver at Sloan Conference with latest Kawhi Leonard news
Pablo Torre put his latest news about Kawhi Leonard right under Adam Silver's nose, or more accurately, his chair.
Donald Trump to host college sports roundtable with Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Adam Silver, Tiger Woods among invitees
There are a whole lot of interesting names among the invitees, to go with ESPN and Fox executives.
It’s OK to let the NBA have a win
Viewers praise new NBA All-Star Game format
"The players made great shots, like they do every year – but, they also gave real effort at both ends. All anyone wants."
Adam Silver says NBA fans are finding games on streaming ‘in record numbers’
Viewership is up 16% heading into the All-Star break, though the discoverability problem hasn't gone away.
Adam Silver on NBA tanking: ‘There is talk about every possible remedy now to stop this behavior’
"Are we seeing behavior that is worse this year than we've seen in recent memory? Yes..."
Adam Silver: AI will bring ‘most significant change in how sports are presented’
"We're about to witness probably the most significant change, certainly in my lifetime, in how sports are presented."
Kendrick Perkins wishes NBA fined Jazz, Pacers $5 million apiece for tanking
"I wish Adam Silver would find them $5 million for disrespecting the game of basketball."
ESPN New York’s Michael Kay wishes Adam Silver was acting a bit more like David Stern
"Adam Silver has to get a little bit of a David Stern transfusion. He has to. Because Stern would not allow this."
Bill Simmons questions whether Adam Silver is right person to lead NBA
"He doesn't seem interested in actually fixing real problems that everybody can see."
Colin Cowherd accuses ESPN of intentionally burying ‘Inside the NBA’ for Adam Silver
"It felt very, very big at one time and now it’s invisible."
Adam Silver must find a solution to NBA injury woes
Mike Breen urges NBA to value local broadcasts: ‘That’s your connection to the team’
"We can’t lose sight of the fact that the regional networks are important to the fans"
NBA seeing real growth in direct-to-consumer viewing for local games
Roughly 15% of local NBA viewership was done via direct-to-consumer streaming last season.
Adam Silver addresses gambling scandal on ‘NBA on Prime’ debut
"I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting."
Adam Silver rejects Pat McAfee’s suggestion that NBA give up Christmas Day to NFL
The NFL will again play a triple-header on Christmas Day this winter.
Pablo Torre: Clippers investigation ‘biggest test of Adam Silver’s tenure’ as NBA commissioner
"The question for Adam Silver, to be blunt about this, is do the rules matter?"
Adam Silver clarifies comments about NBA as ‘highlights-based sport’
"How do we then ensure that we're converting a highlights-based fan, for example, to a live game viewer?"
Adam Silver says the quiet part out loud
Adam Silver on rising cost of watching NBA games: ‘This is very much a highlights-based sport’
"There's a huge amount of our content that people can essentially consume for free."
Adam Silver: NBA needs to figure out local rights before expansion
"We would be malpracticing if we didn’t figure out how local regional television is going to work before expanding."
Mark Cuban: ‘I hated’ NBA players participating in the Olympics
"Adam [Silver] wouldn't go for it, so that's why I sold my team."
