The NBA’s Plural Marriage

Adam Silver
On Wednesday, Silver acknowledged that he takes the accessibility issue seriously, and admitted that it caused him concern as he negotiated the media deals last year. Photo: FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images
John Ourand
September 11, 2025

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Almost all of the headlines that emerged from the NBA board of governors meeting on Wednesday focused on the allegations that the L.A. Clippers circumvented the salary cap when the team re-signed Kawhi Leonard. In fact, at least half of the questions that reporters asked Adam Silver at a post-meeting press conference related to the scandal, even though the commissioner made it clear he had nothing new to add. (He’s “withholding judgment” until the league’s investigation is completed.) Regardless of whether Steve Ballmer knowingly funded a company that paid Leonard $28 million for a no-show job, the circus overshadowed one of the main agenda items of the meeting, which dealt with media issues.