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Adam Silver Says NBA Has Renamed All-Star MVP Award After Kobe

Published: 02/15/2020

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is making sure Kobe Bryant goes down in history with the league right away -- renaming the All-Star MVP award after the late Laker legend. The commish made the announcement Saturday at a press conference in front of the press, first discussing how Kobe and…

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Charles Barkley Defends LeBron James, Says China Criticism Is 'Really Unfair'

Published: 10/21/2019

"Every major American company does business in China and it's not fair to act like LeBron's gonna save the world." That's Charles Barkley staunchly DEFENDING LeBron James and the comments he made about the NBA's issues with China ... telling TMZ Sports Bron's getting done DIRTY. Of course, LeBron…

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NBA's Adam Silver, 'We Certainly Didn’t Apologize to the Chinese Govt.'

Published: 10/17/2019

NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants to make it clear he did NOT apologize to the Chinese government for Daryl Morey's pro-Hong Kong tweet ... but he still wants to save the NBA's relationship with the foreign power. "I'd hate to see this relationship end over this incident," Silver told TMZ Sports…

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Charles Barkley Rips 'Idiots' For Criticizing NBA Over China, 'Jackasses!'

Published: 10/10/2019

Charles Barkley is going scorched earth on "idiots" who are criticizing the NBA's handling of the China situation ... calling people "jackasses" and hypocrites for blasting the league!! The ex-NBA superstar says he can't believe the way people are coming at Adam Silver ... saying there are…

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Dennis Rodman Says He Can Fix NBA's Relationship With China

Published: 10/09/2019

The answer to the international crap storm of an incident between the NBA and China ... well, it's Dennis Rodman, according to, Dennis Rodman. In case you somehow haven't heard ... China's relationship with the NBA is super strained after Rockets GM Daryl Morey expressed support for protesters in…

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NBA's Adam Silver Going to Shanghai to Salvage Relationship with China

Published: 10/08/2019

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is going to Shanghai to try and repair the league's relationship with China ... but says he won't bend when it comes to protecting freedom of expression. "The NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not…

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Adam Silver Says NBA Office Is Done With Term 'Owner'

Published: 06/24/2019

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says moving away from the term "owner" makes sense -- telling TMZ Sports, "We moved away from that term years ago." We broke the story ... multiple NBA teams (including the Clippers and 76ers) have stopped using the title owner because they feel it's racially…

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Adam Silver Says NBA Investigating Masai Ujiri, We're Gathering Facts

Published: 06/18/2019

Adam Silver is vouching for Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri -- saying the guy is a good dude ... but the NBA commish tells TMZ Sports he's still investigating Ujiri like he would anyone else. Of course, Ujiri is facing some stiff allegations after shoving a cop after Game 6 of the NBA Finals…

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Adam Silver Says NBA Won't Intervene In Players Skipping Trump Visit

Published: 05/10/2019

The NBA will NEVER make its employees play nice with Donald Trump ... that's according to league commissioner Adam Silver, who says if teams want to skip the White House, it's their prerogative. No NBA champion has visited Donald Trump since he's occupied 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., with last year's…

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Adam Silver To Dana White, You've Got To Punish Khabib!

Published: 10/14/2018

Adam Silver says he's "counting his lucky stars" that he's not in Dana White's shoes ... but tells TMZ Sports the UFC honcho HAS to punish Khabib for the brawl he ignited at UFC 229. We got the NBA commish leaving Michael's in NYC ... and he told us there's just gotta be repercussions for what…

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Adam Silver on Jimmy Butler Drama with Timberwolves, 'They Gotta Work It Out'

Published: 10/11/2018

NBA Commish Adam Silver has obviously been following the drama between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves ... and tells TMZ Sports, "They gotta work it out." Butler requested a trade during the off-season -- and hasn't gotten it -- and went wild at practice this week in an apparent…

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NBA Commish Adam Silver Lets Death Threat Sender Slide, Charges Dropped

Published: 08/18/2018

The man who threatened to kill Adam Silver over an NBA roster spot just caught a huge break ... and he has the commish to thank for it. 27-year-old David Pyant was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment back in May after sending an email to Silver, saying "If you don't let me play, I'm…

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