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NBA Commissioner Silver Addresses Potential Trail Blazers Sale Offer

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, and Alan Smolinisky, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, offered current Portland Trail Blazers owner Jody Allen $2 billion for the purchase of the franchise earlier today.

When asked about the offer in his NBA Finals press conference, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the reported offer.

Video of the press conference is just below. The part referring to the Blazers begins around the 14 minute mark.

Multiple NBA media representatives summarized Silver’s comments.