Adam Silver

The Sports Xchange Buzz is Charlotte eyes return to Hornets The Charlotte Bobcats want their old name back and have begun the process to become the Hornets again, according to CBSSports.com. The NBA franchise is pursuing the switch after New Orleans...

NBA center Jason Collins comes out as the first openly gay active male athlete in a major U.S. professional team sport in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team...

The Sports Xchange Report: Silver signs contract to be next commissioner Adam Silver signed a contract to be the next NBA commissioner, Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said on Friday, CBSSports.com reported. An NBA spokesman had no comment...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Update 3: Statements from Hawks, Wizards Veteran center Collins reveals he is gay Free agent center Jason Collins revealed to Sports Illustrated last week that he is gay. Collins' revelation was announced Monday....

Apr 29 (TheWrap.com) - NBA player Jason Collins came out Monday, becoming the first openly gay male athlete in a professional sport. "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay," Collins, a member of the Washington Wizards, wrote in an op-ed in...

The NBA has revamped its NBA.com website with a wealth of statistical data. Powered by software from tech company SAP, the site now makes available every box score dating back to the inaugural 1946-47 season (including Kobe Bryant's 81-point game)....

HOUSTON — Tyson Chandler's 21-61 rookie season with the Bulls in 2001-02 is never far from his mind. Such growing pains make what the Knicks' center has experienced in a dizzying run of success that much sweeter — an NBA title in 2011 with...

The other day I was thinking with my brain, as I sometimes do, and I came up with a fool-proof idea to revolutionize the entire National Basketball Association. It’s all about the structure of the season, and if you have any clout—with some...

David Stern, the NBA commissioner has wielded unquestioned power over his sport in a way rarely seen over the last 30 years. He will retire in February of 2014, handing power over to his longtime deputy, Adam Silver. It is unlikely that any...

NBA Commissioner David Stern announced on Thursday that he will step down as commissioner on Feb. 1, 2014, the 30th anniversary of the day he began a job that seemed unattractive at best and impossible at worst. Stern also answered questions during the...