Adam Silver
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Adam Silver is an American lawyer and sports executive best known for serving as the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Statements (40)
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| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer → sports executive → |
| associatedWith |
NBA Board of Governors
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NBA players → NBA team owners → |
| boardMemberOf |
NBA Foundation
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Duke University
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University of Chicago Law School → |
| employer |
National Basketball Association
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| familyName |
Silver
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| fieldOfWork |
law
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sports management → |
| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Adam
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| hasEmployer |
NBA Board of Governors
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| hasJurisdiction |
National Basketball Association
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| hasRole |
chief executive of the NBA
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| industry |
professional basketball
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| influenced |
NBA global expansion strategy
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NBA policies on player conduct → NBA policies on social justice initiatives → |
| knownFor |
serving as commissioner of the NBA
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
New York State Bar
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| name |
Adam Silver
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| nationality |
American
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| notableAchievement |
implementation of modernized NBA governance policies
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leadership during major NBA labor negotiations → oversight of NBA global media and digital expansion → |
| notableWork |
leadership of the NBA as commissioner
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| occupation |
commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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lawyer → sports executive → |
| positionHeld |
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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| precededBy |
David Stern
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| residence |
New York metropolitan area
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| workFocus |
governance of professional basketball league
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| workLocation |
New York City
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Referenced by (5)
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National Basketball Association
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commissioner |
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The Process
("NBA commissioner Adam Silver")
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criticizedBy |
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Adam Silver
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name |
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Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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officeHolder |
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David Stern
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successor |