This is an accepted version of this page Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who is serving 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.

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.

He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity,[8] and graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.

[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?

[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.

In addition, Silver fined Sterling $2.5 million, the maximum allowed under the NBA constitution.

[28] On October 4, 2019, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued a tweet that supported the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.

[33] 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.

"[35] 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. ...