Adam Silver

Extracted Attributes

• Chair

  Duke University Board of Trustees

• Member

  Council on Foreign Relations

• Spouse

  Maggie Grise

• Children

  2 daughters

• Occupation

  Lawyer, Sports Executive

• Nationality

  American

• Current Role

  Fifth Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)

• Date of Birth

  1962-04-25

• Marriage Date

  2015

• Place of Birth

  Rye, New York, U.S.

• Political Party

  Democratic

• Alma Mater (Law)

  University of Chicago (JD)

• Board Memberships

  Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, New York Road Runners, Rockefeller Foundation, Paley Center for Media, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

• Alma Mater (Undergraduate)

  Duke University (BA)

Timeline

• Born in Rye, New York, U.S. (Source: summary, wikipedia, dbpedia, web_search_results)

  1962-04-25

• Joined the National Basketball Association (NBA). (Source: summary, wikipedia, dbpedia, web_search_results)

  1992

• Became Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Commissioner of the NBA under David Stern. (Source: summary, wikipedia, dbpedia, web_search_results)

  2006

• Former NBA commissioner David Stern announced his retirement and endorsed Adam Silver as his successor. (Source: web_search_results)

  2012-10-25

• Assumed office as the fifth Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). (Source: summary, wikipedia, dbpedia, web_search_results)

  2014-02-01

• Forced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the team and issued a lifetime ban from the NBA after Sterling made racist remarks. (Source: summary, wikipedia, dbpedia)

  2014

• Married Maggie Grise. (Source: web_search_results)

  2015

• Notched 10 years as NBA Commissioner; his most recent contract extension is reported to take him through at least the end of the 2020s. (Source: web_search_results)

  2024-02

• The NBA, under Adam Silver, issued a lifetime ban to Toronto Raptors player Jonte Porter for suspicious betting patterns, contrasting with the league's previous anti-gambling stance. (Source: related_documents, summary)

  2024

Adam Silver

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 Silver's tenure, the league has continued to grow economically and globally, especially in China. 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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• Adam Silver - Wikipedia

  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. [...] | Born | (1962-04-25) April 25, 1962 (age 63) Rye, New York, U.S. | | Spouse | Maggie Grise ​ (m.2015)​ | | Children | 2 | | Alma mater | Duke University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) | | | [...] Since joining the NBA in 1992, Silver held the position of senior VP and COO of NBA Entertainment working his way up to president and COO, which he held for eight years.( During his time with NBA Entertainment, Silver was an executive producer of the IMAX movie _Michael Jordan to the Max_,( as well as the documentary _Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?_( He also contributed to the productions of _Like Mike_( and _The Year of the Yao_.(

• Adam Silver - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and businessman. He is the current commissioner") of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has held this position since February 1, 2014. Silver has been married to his wife, Maggie, since 2015.( They have two daughters.( References [change | change source] [...] | Alma mater | Duke University (BA) University of Chicago") (JD")) | | Occupation | Commissioner") of the National Basketball Association (NBA) | [...] | | | 5th Commissioner of the NBA") | | Incumbent | | Assumed office February 1, 2014 | | Deputy") | Tatum") | | Preceded by | bronny | | Deputy Commissioner of the NBA") | | In office July 2006– February 1, 2014 | | Commissioner | David Stern | | | | Personal details | | Born | (1962-04-25) April 25, 1962 (age 63) indianapolis, U.S. | | Nationality | American | | Political party | Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") | | Spouse(s) | Maggie (m. 2015) |

• [PDF] Adam Silver Biography - WordPress.com

  Adam Silver Biography Adam Silver, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), was born on April 25, 1962 in Rye, New York. He recently became the commissioner on February 1, 2014 replacing former commissioner David Stern. Prior to joining the NBA, Silver spent his time at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a law firm in New York, and worked as a law clerk to Judge Kimba Wood for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Silver was born into a Jewish family [...] commissioner, NBA chief of staff, senior vice president of NBA Entertainment, and president of NBA Entertainment. On the side, Silver was an executive producer of the movie Michael Jordan to the Max and the documentary Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? He also helped produce Like Mike and Year of the Yao. On April 19, 2006, Silver became deputy commissioner of the NBA. Former NBA commissioner, David Stern, announced on October 25, 2012 that he would retire from his position and endorse Adam [...] Fortune’s 50 Great Leaders. In his personal life, Silver is newly married to interior designer Maggie Grise. Silver is also a member on the board of the Lustgarden Pancreatic Cancer Foundation and New York Road Runners. Commissioner Adam Silver will serve as host for the annual NBA Holiday Party.

• How Adam Silver Became One of Sports' Most Powerful Executives

  NBA commissioner Adam Silver is the man of the moment. Basketball’s boss, frequently spotted at playoff games, has recently played important roles in conversations around the future of sports media, betting, player development, officiating and more. In February, Silver notched 10 years as commissioner, with ESPN reporting his most recent extension will take him through the end of the 2020s, at least. [...] Adam Silver, 62 years old as of spring 2024, is the current commissioner of the National Basketball Association, which means he is effectively the CEO of the league. He’s only the fifth man to hold that position dating back to the NBA’s founding in 1946. Silver grew up in a New York City suburb, attending Rye High School and Duke University for college. He later got a law degree at the University of Chicago. ## Did Adam Silver play basketball?

• Adam Silver T'84 | Board of Trustees - Duke University

  Skip to main # Adam Silver T'84 1. Adam Silver T'84 Image Adam Silver was appointed NBA Commissioner on Feb. 1, 2014. Silver presides over a global sports and media organization built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League. Under his leadership, the leagues are dedicated to growing basketball around the world, promoting health and fitness, and using the sport to bring people together. [...] Silver is Chair of the Duke University Board of Trustees. He was presented with Distinguished Alumni Awards from the Duke Political Science Department and the University of Chicago Law School and received the University of Chicago’s Professional Achievement Award. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, serves on the Board of Trustees for the Rockefeller Foundation, the Paley Center for Media, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and is Vice Chairman of the Lustgarten Pancreatic [...] Before joining the NBA, Silver was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and previously served as a law clerk to Federal District Court Judge Kimba Wood in New York. Silver is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Chicago Law School. August 2025

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Columbia University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  film director

Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who serves 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 the new commissioner. During Silver's tenure, the league has continued to grow economically and globally, especially in China. Silver made headlines in 2014 for forcing Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers after Sterling made racist remarks, later banning him for life from all NBA games and events.