Adam Silver’s tenure as NBA commissioner has been marked by a variety of inflection points. Merely a few months into his reign he ousted Donald Sterling as owner of the Clippers after a racist tirade was caught on tape. He moved an All-Star Game from Charlotte because of an anti-trans piece of legislation. Unlike the NFL, he didn’t discourage players from speaking out against police brutality. And this season, Silver was forced to confront the league’s relationship with China after the country reacted negatively to Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong tweet. The stakes of the league’s return amid the coronavirus pandemic far outweigh all these previous flashpoints, however.
The NBA’s Return Will Define Adam Silver’s Legacy as Commissioner
