Adam Silver

Life and work

The story behind the role.

NBA commissioner responsible for league governance and global strategy.

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. When Stern retired in 2014, Silver was named commissioner. During his tenure, Silver has gained praise for growing the game economically and globally, especially in China. Critics claim the quality of the game has suffered. 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 when private recordings of him making racist remarks were made public.

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