Tag: Adam Silver

"The 76ers-Knicks game rose 32% from last year’s early primetime game, Rockets-Thunder, which drew 5.9 million."

"The hope is this year we prove ourselves to some degree to certain teams and leagues to show what we can do."

"As you might imagine, the teams are calling us, the networks are calling us, and everybody wants to lock in the schedule. But it [LeBron's decision] will influence how we set the schedule."

"We’ll cobble together a series of solutions for this season, but I feel good that we’ll have something on a national basis for the following year."

"The problem is the NBA wants an NFL-sized television event without creating an NFL-sized television format."

"I think that Adam Silver's got to get a hold of this thing. I think the games are too disjointed right now. NBC, Peacock, Amazon. I think we have disrespected the fans."

"We engaged a well known composer to be thinking about tracks designed for the league."

"Adam Silver has not only upheld the NBA’s legacy as a premier global sports league but has boldly reinvented it for the 21st century."

"Watch a little bit of Sacramento Kings basketball and gather the context of what they’ve done and what they have not done over the last month and some change. While everybody else is choosing to sell their soul to the devil for draft lottery odds."

"Companies believed to be involved in early discussions include YouTube TV, DAZN, Amazon and ESPN."