NEW YORK: The NBA board of governors chairman Larry Tanenbaum announced on Wednesday that Adam Silver will continue to serve the league as its commissioner for the next five years until the 2023-34 season.
Silver, who became a part of the league in 1992, was initially its deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, amongst many other roles, for a period of 8 years. It was only in February 2014 when he was appointed for the top job of the competition.
He made headlines for being the first NBA commissioner to ban the former Los Angeles Clippers team owner, Donald Sterling for life, expelling him from his position and fining him with $2.5 million following his racist remarks during a game.
The following year, he was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and one of Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders.
Silver’s reign has seen the NBA bloom with innovations such as the creation of NBA China, the development of the Women’s NBA League, NBA Development League and the 2K League, record media rights deals with Turner Broadcasting and Perform Group and a technology partnership with Intel, amongst others.
