Well, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rolled his eyes at the thought. Ahead of the 2025-26 Opening Night, where the Thunder handed out rings and unveiled their championship banner, he said there's zero correlation between market size related to TV ratings. He talked to ESPN's Pat McAfee.

The WNBA players union executive director issued a rebuke of NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s framing of players’ financial demands, saying that Silver is supporting the league’s objective during collective bargaining negotiations to offer “more of the same.”

The NBA commissioner enters the 2025–26 season juggling a salary cap circumvention investigation, new TV partners and another All-Star reboot.

Adam Silver acknowledged Tuesday that WNBA players are right to expect a big pay increase ahead of their next basketball season.

Silver was asked by “Today” host Craig Melvin on Tuesday if WNBA players should get a larger share of total revenue. “They get 9 percent of total revenue compared to roughly 50 percent of the revenue of NBA players. Should they be getting a larger share of revenue in the WNBA?”

WNBA players are set for a big pay raise. That is assuming a new CBA can be agreed upon. However, simple salary is not the only thing on the table in negotiatio

A WNBPA executive delivered a sharp rebuke to NBA commissioner Adam Silver amid tense WNBA revenue-sharing talks.