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Adam Silver

Not to be confused with American author Adam Silvera.

Adam Silver
A thin, bald man in a dark pinstripe suit, wearing glasses, striped shirt and dark blue tie against a gray background
Official portrait, 2014
5th Commissioner of the NBA
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 1, 2014
DeputyMark Tatum
Preceded byDavid Stern
Deputy Commissioner of the NBA
In office
July 1, 2006 – February 1, 2014
CommissionerDavid Stern
Preceded byRuss Granik
Succeeded byMark Tatum
Personal details
Born (1962-04-25) April 25, 1962 (age 62)
Rye, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Maggie Grise
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2
Alma mater

Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who serves as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 1992 and has held various positions within the league, becoming chief operating officer and deputy commissioner under his predecessor and mentor David Stern in 2006. When Stern retired in 2014, Silver was named commissioner.

During Silver's tenure, the league has continued to grow economically and globally, especially in China. Silver made headlines in 2014 for forcing Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, after banning Sterling for life from all NBA games and events following private recordings of him making racist remarks were made public.[1][2]

Early life and education

Silver was born into a Jewish-American family.[3][4] His father Edward Silver (1921–2004) was a lawyer who specialized in labor law and was a senior partner at the law firm Proskauer Rose.[5][6] Silver grew up in Rye, New York, a northern suburb of New York City in Westchester County. He attended Rye High School and graduated in 1980.[7]

After high school, Silver went to Duke University. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity,[8] and graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.[9][10] He worked from 1984 to 1985 as a legislative aide to Les AuCoin, who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[11] Silver then attended the University of Chicago Law School, graduating in 1988 with a J.D. degree.[12]

After law school, Silver spent one year as a law clerk for Judge Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.[13] He then joined the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore as an associate.[14][15]

NBA career

Prior to becoming commissioner, Silver was the NBA's deputy commissioner and chief operating officer for eight years. In that role, he was involved in the negotiation of the league's last three collective bargaining agreements with the National Basketball Players Association, the development of the WNBA and NBA Development League, the partnership with Turner Broadcasting to manage the NBA's digital assets, and the creation of NBA China.

Previously, Silver spent eight years as president and COO of NBA Entertainment. Since joining the NBA in 1992, Silver has also held the positions of senior VP and COO, NBA Entertainment,[16] NBA chief of staff, and special assistant to the commissioner.[17] During his time with NBA Entertainment, Silver was an executive producer of the IMAX movie Michael Jordan to the Max,[18] as well as the documentary Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?[19] He also worked on the production side of Like Mike[20] and The Year of the Yao.[21]

Commissioner

Silver in 2023

On October 25, 2012, he was endorsed by David Stern to be the next NBA commissioner.[22][23][24] On February 1, 2014, when Stern stepped down from his position, Silver was unanimously approved by the NBA owners to succeed him.[25]

On April 25, 2014, TMZ Sports released a video of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling holding a conversation with his girlfriend that included racist remarks. Silver responded on April 29, 2014, announcing that Sterling had been banned from the NBA for life. In addition, Silver fined Sterling $2.5 million, the maximum allowed under the NBA constitution. Silver stripped Sterling from virtually all of his authority over the Clippers, and urged owners to vote to expel Sterling from ownership of the Clippers. Sterling was disallowed from entering any Clippers facility as well as attending any NBA games. It was one of the most severe punishments ever imposed on a professional sports owner.[26]

On November 13, 2014, Silver published an op-ed piece in The New York Times, where he announced that he is in favor of legalized and regulated sports betting, mentioning that it should be "brought out of the underground and into the sunlight where it can be appropriately monitored and regulated."[27]

On October 4, 2019, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued a tweet that supported the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[28] Morey later deleted the tweet.[29] On October 6, Morey and the NBA each issued separate statements addressing the original tweet; Morey said that he never intended his tweet to cause any offense while the NBA said the tweet was "regrettable".[30][31] The statements drew attention and subsequent bipartisan criticism from several US politicians.[32] On October 7, Silver defended league's response to the tweet, supporting Morey's right to freedom of expression while also accepting the right of reply from the government of and businesses from China.[33] Soon after, Silver faced a rift between the partnership of China and the NBA. China responded negatively with decisions to possibly cut ties from the NBA. Silver publicly said, "It is inevitable that people around the world—including from America and China—will have different viewpoints over different issues. ... It is not the role of the NBA to adjudicate those differences."[34] Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo responded to Silver's statements, stating, "Vivo has always insisted on the principle that the national interest is above all else and firmly opposes any remark and behavior that constitutes a challenge to the national sovereignty and territorial integrity. ... Starting today, Vivo will suspend all cooperation with the NBA."[35]

On March 11, 2020, Silver made the decision to suspend the 2019–20 NBA season in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] On June 4, 2020, it was announced that the season would resume for 22 of the 30 teams in the NBA Bubble, a $170 million investment to protect the players, the coaches, and the successful completion of the season.[37][38] Near the end of the regular season, Silver stated that the bubble was "better than what we had envisioned."[39]

Honors

In 2016, Sports Business Journal ranked Silver No. 1 on its list of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business. In 2015, Silver was named Executive of the Year by Sports Business Journal.[40] That year he was also named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People[41] and one of Fortune's 50 Greatest Leaders.[42]

In 2014, Silver was named the Sports Illustrated Executive of the Year.[43] He is on Duke University's board of trustees and received the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Chicago Law School.[44] He is also on the board of the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.[45]

Silver has sat on the board of trustees of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital since 2023.[46]

Personal life

In 2015, Silver married interior designer Maggie Grise.[47] They have two daughters, born in April 2017[48] and May 2020.[49]

References

  1. ^ O'Donnell, Ricky (April 29, 2014). "Sterling suspended 'for life', fined $2.5 million". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Hirschhorn, Dan; Gregory, Sean (April 29, 2014). "NBA Bans Donald Sterling 'For Life' After Racist Rant". TIME. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Jerusalem Post: "Who was the most influential Jew in sports this past year?" By Uriel Sturm August 9, 2016
  4. ^ "Jewish groups slam racist rant attributed to Donald Sterling". Jewish Journal. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Karas, Tania (June 19, 2014). "'Respectful and Measured,' NBA Head Is His Father's Son". New York Law Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Fox, Margalit (October 3, 2004). "Edward Silver, Who Led Police Review Panel, Dies at 83 (Published 2004)". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Silver mettle". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. October 21, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Adam Silver". Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Adam Silver – Political Science". Duke Department of Political Science.
  10. ^ "Future NBA Commissioner Reflects on Time at Duke". goduke.com. February 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  11. ^ Lofton, John Lombardo; Terry Lefton (October 21, 2013). "Silver mettle". SportsBusiness Daily. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "Duke alum Adam Silver named next NBA commissioner". DukeChronicle.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  13. ^ Soshnick, Scott. "Silver Taking Over NBA With Stern Completing Turnaround". Businessweek. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Armour, Nancy. "Who is new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver?". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "* Lawyers and Leaders with Adam Silver T '84 | Duke University School of Law". law.duke.edu. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  16. ^ Dempsey, John (December 1, 1997). "Silver scores at NBA Ent". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "Profile from". NBA.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  18. ^ "New NBA Commissioner's First Big Move Is a Huge One". Time. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  19. ^ Speier, Michael (February 16, 2000). "Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  20. ^ Koehler, Robert (July 3, 2002). "Like Mike". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  21. ^ Leydon, Joe (October 5, 2004). "The Year of the Yao". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Stern to step aside in 2014; Silver to replace him". National Basketball Association. October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  23. ^ Berger, Ken (February 25, 2012). "Stern anoints Silver as successor". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  24. ^ Windhorst, Brian (October 25, 2012). "David Stern has date for retirement". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  25. ^ "Silver replaces Stern as NBA commissioner". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Associated Press. February 1, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  26. ^ "Clippers owner Sterling banned for life by the NBA". National Basketball Association. April 29, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  27. ^ Adam Silver (November 13, 2014). "N.B.A. Commissioner Adam Silver: Allow Gambling on Pro Games". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  28. ^ "Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweets support for Hong Kong protests, prompting response from owner". sports.yahoo.com. October 5, 2019.
  29. ^ "Rockets GM Daryl Morey in hot water after Hong Kong tweet". USA Today. MSN. October 5, 2019.
  30. ^ Chang, Joy (October 7, 2019). "Houston Rockets GM's Hong Kong tweet outrages Chinese fans". SCMP. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  31. ^ Victor, Daniel (October 7, 2019). "Hong Kong Protests Put N.B.A. on Edge in China". New York Times.
  32. ^ "Rockets' general manager's Hong Kong comments anger China". AP News. October 7, 2019.
  33. ^ "NBA head Adam Silver defends response over tweet uproar". Reuters. October 8, 2019.
  34. ^ "Adam Silver's statement on NBA and China". NBA.com. October 8, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  35. ^ Toh, Michelle; He, Laura (October 9, 2019). "All of the NBA's official Chinese partners have suspended ties with the league". CNN.
  36. ^ Coaston, Jane (March 11, 2020). "The NBA has suspended its season due to coronavirus". Vox.
  37. ^ "Sources: NBA approves return plan by 29-1 vote". ESPN.com. June 4, 2020.
  38. ^ Mannix, Chris (July 21, 2020). "Free From Quarantine: The NBA Bubble Is A Unique Experience". Sports Illustrated.
  39. ^ Mannix, Chris. "Adam Silver Opens Up About the NBA Bubble: 'It's Better Than What We Had Envisioned'". Sports Illustrated.
  40. ^ "SBJ 2015 Executive of the Year". SBJ.
  41. ^ "Time 100 Most Influential - Adam Silver". Time.
  42. ^ "Fortune 50 Greatest Leaders- Adam Silver". Fortune.
  43. ^ Jenkins, Lee (December 11, 2014). "SI Executive of the Year- Adam Silver". Sports Illustrated.
  44. ^ "Apple CEO Cook, NBA commissioner Silver among 8 new trustees". dukechronicle.com. June 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  45. ^ Ramkumar, Amrith. "Lustgarten Foundation leadership". Lustgarten Foundation.
  46. ^ "NYP.org About Us Governance and Leadership Board of Trustees". Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  47. ^
  48. ^ @MagicJohnson (April 20, 2017). "Congratulations to Commissioner Adam Silver and his wife Maggie on the birth of their daughter Louise Burns Silver!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  49. ^ Mannix, Chris (August 13, 2020). "Adam Silver Opens Up About the NBA Bubble: 'It's Better Than What We Had Envisioned'". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

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