Adam Silver

• NBA will not halt season amid rise in COVID-19 cases, commissioner says

  Adam Silver, in an interview with ESPN, said the league has examined multiple options but does not yet see a reason to stop play.

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  Dec 22, 2021
  
• Rick Zamperin: Let’s face it, sports won’t be back any time soon

  The NHL's Gary Bettman was among 13 North American sports league commissioners on a conference call with Donald Trump about the COVID-19 pandemic Saturday.

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  Apr 6, 2020
  
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• Pro-Hong Kong protesters hand out T-shirts at Toronto Raptors season opener

  The Torontonian HongKongers Action Group has printed 7,000 “The North Stand with Hong Kong” shirts that it plans to hand out at the Raptors' season opener on Tuesday.

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  Oct 22, 2019
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• NBA postpones Shanghai media events amid tensions over pro-Hong Kong tweet

  NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week.

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  Oct 9, 2019
• No women are refereeing the Toronto Raptors finals. A look at females in male-dominated leagues

  There are currently three female referees in the NBA but not one is officiating the finals. However, the number of female referees on the court could soon rise.

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  Jun 2, 2019
• NBA, Toronto Raptors open new learn and play centre at Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre

  Officials said four spaces inside the centre -- a multi-purpose room, a recreation room, a preschool room and a gym -- were renovated.

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  May 31, 2019
• Africa is getting its own pro basketball league, NBA and FIBA announce

  The initial plan is for the 12-team league to begin play in January, and former U.S. President Barack Obama is among those who are expected to have direct involvement with the league’s operations.

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  Feb 16, 2019
• Why Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter is afraid for his life

  New York Knicks star Enes Kanter says he's being targeted by the Turkish government for using his high profile to criticize President Tayyip Erdogan.

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  Jan 21, 2019
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• NBA, NBPA send players memo seeking ideas for social changes

  NBA players are being urged to reach out to league and union officials to try and come up with ways to create "positive change" in communities around the country

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  Sep 22, 2016
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• ‘Total P.C. B.S.’: Governor after NBA removes All-Star game from Charlotte

  After the NBA announced it was removing the All-Star game over the state's new anti-LGBT law, the governor of North Carolina lashed out at the "liberal media".

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  Jul 23, 2016