Adam Silver Talks NBA Finals, In-Season Tournament, & Expansion w/ Shaq & Chuck 

one thing about adam silver i can respect is his honesty dude never dodges a question or gives a pr answer

Mad respect to Shaq for actually asking the questions all of us wanted to know.

Never seen Chuck act so grown up 🤣

Paying 1 set price to be able to watch every single game without blackouts on my phone is all I want. I hope Adam Silver can make it happen

He will be remembered for the play ins which is genius and ensures that the absolute 8 best in the conference get through

This was one of the best interviews I have heard in a long time. And the answers were very well presented.

One of the very few execs that can communicate in a nonrobotic way to the public. So damn refreshing

Adam is such a good guy, always accesible never condecending, he is good to owners good to players and good to fans. Its wholesome to see someone like that on top of multibillion corporation.

Adam Silver is a well spoken man. He wasnt having any of the trap questions😂

For small market teams having a glimpse of winning a championship, Adam Silver has turned the league into a highly competitive one. Thank you Adam Silver!

Thank you Adam Silver for having the CBA tackle load management. I think it's fair that players who play under 65 games don't deserve to make any All-NBA team or win certain awards

Commissioner Adam Silver answered every question flawlessly and with an interesting point! What a sharp mind!

Damn man Shaq is so much for the people you can’t tell about the questions he asked. Dude doesn’t have to work a day in his life again and he still comes out and gives us great content for the fans☀️

I feel incredibly grateful to have such a great commissioner at the head of the NBA. Very level headed, transparent, seemingly down-to-earth, and a great speaker. ❤ Thankful for Mr Adam Silver

Damn Adam handled these questions so easily, freely and very clearly; especially since it seemed like a lot of questions and alot of variety of questions. This was a master class in answering questions and prompting the brand. ❤❤❤🤝🏾🤝🏾🤝🏾🤝🏾

The best person NBA has for this role. His respect for these hall of famers when answering questions is heart warming. NBA is in good hands.

These guys are killing it on the questions they are asking. They silly they joke around but the professionalism and respect for their new craft on displayed here was outstanding. They were asking some hard hitting good in questions. Very impressive interview from everyone involved.

Coming from Europe , he is by far the best leader and commissioner of a sports league worldwide. NBA is a model for all other sports and leagues .

shaq and chuck always gonna ask the questions we want answered. love it

I wish the All Star game was the mid-season tournament. As a boy in the 90's All Star weekend was mind blowing. We were glued to the TV. Dunk contest was insane to us as kids. It was like watching the Dream Team scrimmage, legendary

The play- in tournament is so underrated it makes the league so competitive and makes teams realise they have a shot to compete in the playoffs

I really like Adam Silver's answer to the broadcast contracts. As a non-US based fan, just a few years ago if we wanted to watch Inside the NBA, we had to go to the lawless wild west of viet channels(they still exist). Now, we can even watch half time ITA shows on league pass and ITA is readily on official youtube channels. Really appreciate the work done for broadcasting that fans can enjoy this worldwide

Respect to Mr. Silver, well presented answers.

I’m so optimistic that the NBA can possibly return to NBC and expansion such as Seattle getting the Sonics back.

The idea of making games and shows like inside the nba more accessible to people who don't have cable sounds phenomenal. If they can make it reasonably priced or attach it a streaming service that a lot of poeple are already subscribed to, then i could see it being successful. Adam silver seems to have a great vision for the direction the nba is heading, especially internationally.

Adam Silver moving the league to another path is a breath of fresh air.

What a phenomenal interview from all parties. Relevant questions from the media that the fans actually care about and meaningful answers from Silver. Hoping to see more of these in the future

The most exciting part for me is the expansion teams and it is confirmed that this will happen soon. It's fun to have a fantasy and an actual draft for the new teams and how quickly or slowly they adapt and win games.

Wow, very impressed with Adam Silver, dude answer all the hard questions as best he could with no bs attached you usually see, excited to see what this new mid-season tourney looks like too

Thank you Mr. Silver, and good luck to you. The parity of the league has been so exciting to watch.

The in-season tournament may not be significant for mid to high tier players, but for those who aren't paid as much I'm sure they would love to win that.

In Adam Silver’s era, all star players are marketed fairly, whereas in Stern’s era, it was always Jordan, or LeBron.

Adam Silver looking like The Brain in “Pinky & The Brain” where he goes in a that robot with a suit 😂

Im glad Shaq toucbed on the NBA expanding, cities like Seattle and las vegas deserve a team! 👏🏽🔥

Actually a great commissioner. I dig it. Answers and takes questions just like I would in stride.

I like how adam is so articulate in answering these questions genuinely and professionally

I for one really look forward to what Adam was talking about at the end when it comes to making games more accessible. I don’t have cable and have no interest in getting it but at the same time I do wish I could get to watch tnt and other broadcasts so hopefully there will be a way to stream all games regardless of what network they’re on in the near future

NBA has to evolve. 💯 need an in-season tournament. People will mock it at first. Give it a few years though and teams will covet winning it.

Adams such a solid leader. A lot of respect for him. Great interview

Adam silver is the best thing that’s ever happened to the NBA. Mid season tournament sounds dope. Imagine being the undisputed champs for the season. Ooooh

they did not give him a easy interview

I love a mid-season championship like competition. I think fans need to give it some grace & allow it to develop without the expectation of perfection/planning from the beginning. We all know that the playoffs is our favorite time of year ball…tv ball fans will encourage it!!!

Mad respect, thank you Adam!

I really love this man as our commissioner man he really cares bout the nba and just people in general. I can feel genuine energy from here. Ty David for grooming him 🙏🏼

I actually like that in-season tournament. Keeps the players & the fans engaged throughout the season, plus more Vegas bets which means more money for the bettors. Also, more Inside the NBA on TNT w/ Shaq & Chuck 😅

Give seattle their team back already ffs

Noone can resist chuck's comedy, not even the commisioner and it may come off unprofessional if Silver laughs out loud that is why Chuck is doing his best not to throw in hilarious comments 😄. Adam Silver likes chuck, he even gave a huge shout out when he heard the chuck-lin friendship story.

Barkley good questions and props to Shaq for asking about the expansion teams. Most disappointing part is knowing espn/abc will continue after contract is up...

The winner of the mid season tourney should receive home court adv in every series no matter their record

In-season tournament is going to be fire

So much really good questions, but these answers are exactly what i expected!

Jokic is playing! 2AM in Serbia?! NO PROBLEM, Serbia is watching best European player this game saw

Seattle Supersonics 🙏🏽

As a fan of “European soccer” the idea of other competitions outside of the championship I don’t think transfers well over to the NBA. The difference in Europe is there are 5 Elite Leagues England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy who compete for the Champions League Mid Season. The NBA is unbeatably the best division of basketball so exploring the potential for a tournament like that personally I don’t feel adds up. Whilst the FA Cup in England is domestic teams only every professional team gets an opportunity and I couldn’t imagine the G league teams getting a shot at the NBA ones. Kinda confusing just with how much of a powerhouse the NBA is. Obviously the game is becoming much more international but the NBA will never be surpassed as the Mona Lisa of basketball so I don’t understand

I want to see more interviews like this, very informative

SO agree with watching on your phone. Good stuff Adam!

This Commissioner is a Players Commissioner and I can feel his passion for working to take care of the Players.👏👏🏾👏🏼👏🏿👏🏻👏🏽

Adam Silver's not perfect but he is a very good commissioner who has done a lot of good for the NBA, especially when you compare him to commissioners of other leagues

This was actually some amazing journalism from the boys

Great video so informative and a view into the future of nba love it

I'd love to see basketball back in both Seattle and Cincinnati. And I love to see a Vegas and either Tampa or Kansas City or Louisville or St Louis or Mexico City

Man said it’s no nights off in the league now. That’s all they do is take nights off😂😂

Man these guys asking all the technical questions. Wasn't expecting that but super interesting.

One of the most well spoken interviews I've seen in a while

Love how nbatv got him and not abc

what I learned is to tech Draymond Green lol

After This I Am All Caught Up On The Business Side Of The NBA...Thank You Adam Silver For Doing Such A Great Job!!!!!! HEAT IN 5 Or SIX!!!!!

really good interview, nice answers and nice questions

Adam is so well spoken and has such a perfect rebottle for every single question. It’s very hard to believe that they didn’t script this interview and then run the interview back on television. I know they didnt but still his rebuttals amazing

I think the in season tournament should be for the teams that didn’t qualify for the Play in at the end of the season for the #1 pick in the Draft. And the winner of that tournament cannot enter the following year.

Fascinating interview

Shaq with the best questions. He came prepare, good job Big fella.

I think the NBA needs to implement some rule changes so that the officiating is more consistent and less frustrating for the players and the fans. I personally would like to see a change for fouls to be that the person who creates the contact is penalized, regardless of who has possession. This would minimize the amount of plays where people are jumping into others just to get a foul call - not really in the spirit of the sport. Another improvement could be a delayed penalty for flopping when there is no contact, such as a fine. It's frustrating for the fans to be able to see within seconds a clearly poor call (through replay), and there are many of these every game which seem to be pivotal to the outcome.

Please give us back the SuperSonics already Adam

Man Adam Silver is such a class act and so even keel. Seems like a great leader.

Honestly an amazing commissioner

Lol they was giving Adam hell low key 😂

the fact that h is flexing that the last 5 MVPs have been international players makes it seem like that his what the NBA wanted.

Just watched this today, I fell in love with European ⚽️ (via PES/FIFA video games) in college, and it took me a bit of time to understand all the leagues, and in-season tournaments, promotion/relegation. I’ve watched the nba since 91-92 as a kid. I’m 35, and I’ve shown a lot of people I know the beautiful game, ⚽️ I’m so excited that Silver is embracing the European approach, it started with sponsors on the jerseys, then the play-in, and now I can’t wait for the in-season tournaments! It’s natural to not like change, but the nba is growing GLOBALLY! Hope the purists and casual fans will love the direction the nba is headed! Lastly, with the in-season tournament, the 82 game schedule will obviously decrease.

I love Adam Silver he is a players commissioner which cares so deeply about the league & all of their players. In such things like the whole Ja Morant thing I respect him so much for not coming out as an office in regards to his punishment during the NBA Finals. He wants the attention on these 2 teams | players rather than Ja. That goes to show Adams love for the League | it's players. I am glad to see things like the in season Tournament | International Games are gonna come out more going into future seasons just to make the league better.

The Adam Sliver idea is interesting but I think the teams that compete in the tournament should be the ones who didn’t make the Playoffs fighting for their own ‘’Larry o Brian’’ Trophy not all teams what do you guys think?

Thansks, Adam Silver not for forgetting Giannis. Grant Hill tried so hard to not mention Giannis when it comes to talking about International players . That's called leadership and being an example. Adam Silver actually made sure that he mentioned Giannis.

Seriously great interview!

Adam Silva is bar far the best commissioner in American sports. He is always thinking ahead and for the fans. When he is calling on Turner/Warner Bros to give the fans a way to watch Inside the NBA and the TNT games. Was such a great thing to here

NBA finally learning from "soccer". They need to add relegation/promotion model too

Adam Silver looks like a fallout 3 Ghoul

actual good interview

This gave so much Insight on the NBA

I like in season tourney will be a lot like FA Cup

Please expand to Vancouver, Seattle, and Las Vegas

Chuck asks FANTASTIC questions!!

Mad respect for Adam Silver for answering those tough questions head on.

adam silver if you want the nba to be a global sport maybe you should support it by making better ways for people to access nba games online. no more bs and regional blackouts too.

In season tournament? Hmmm interested to see how that plays out.

Seattle and Vegas gotta be the expansion cities not really debatable

Inside the NBA should be accessible to all fans. I am not surprised he brought that up because he wants the fan base to grow.

Can we get some expansion teams?

Bring back the Seattle Supersonics to the NBA

Good questions with good responses 👍

Very informative.