Adam Silver
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Adam Silver is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Basketball Association
. He has held this post since July 2006.
According to his NBA 101 information page, Silver has been with the league for over 14 years. He oversees NBA Entertainment
- which comprises all the NBA's business units, including television and merchandising - as well as the NBA's international business ventures. The Global Media Properties and Marketing Partnerships division of the league also fall under Silver, as well as advertising sales.
Silver was an executive producer of the IMAX
movie "Michael Jordan to the Max," as well as the TNT documentary, Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?
He also worked on the production side of "Like Mike" and "Year of the Yao."
In 2003, Silver was named to TIME Magazine and CNN
's list of Global Business Influentials; he has also been named to The Sporting News' "100 Most Powerful People in Sports" on multiple occasions.
The complete list of positions Silver has held within the league office include: NBA Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President of NBA Entertainment, and then President of NBA Entertainment.
He graduated from Duke University
in 1984 and received a 1988 law degree from the University of Chicago
. Prior to joining the NBA, he served as a litigation associate at the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
, where he concentrated on media and anti-trust cases. Silver also served as a law clerk
to Judge Kimba Wood
at the Federal District Court in New York City.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. He has held this post since July 2006.
According to his NBA 101 information page, Silver has been with the league for over 14 years. He oversees NBA Entertainment
NBA Entertainment
NBA Entertainment is the production arm of the National Basketball Association and produces numerous NBA-related films including team championship videos and blooper and entertainment reels. It was previously associated with CBS/Fox Video, but now distributes its films through Warner Bros....
- which comprises all the NBA's business units, including television and merchandising - as well as the NBA's international business ventures. The Global Media Properties and Marketing Partnerships division of the league also fall under Silver, as well as advertising sales.
Silver was an executive producer of the IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
movie "Michael Jordan to the Max," as well as the TNT documentary, Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?
Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?
Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? is an American documentary produced in 2000 by NBA Entertainment about the rise and fall of All-Star point guard Micheal Ray Richardson. The film was written by Larry Weitzman and co-directed by Weltzman and Jim Podhoretz...
He also worked on the production side of "Like Mike" and "Year of the Yao."
In 2003, Silver was named to TIME Magazine and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's list of Global Business Influentials; he has also been named to The Sporting News' "100 Most Powerful People in Sports" on multiple occasions.
The complete list of positions Silver has held within the league office include: NBA Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President of NBA Entertainment, and then President of NBA Entertainment.
He graduated from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1984 and received a 1988 law degree from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Prior to joining the NBA, he served as a litigation associate at the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a prominent American law firm based in New York City, with an additional office in London. The second oldest firm in the country, Cravath was founded in 1819 and consistently ranks first among the world's most prestigious law firms according to a survey of partners,...
, where he concentrated on media and anti-trust cases. Silver also served as a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
to Judge Kimba Wood
Kimba Wood
Kimba Maureen Wood is a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.-Early life and education:...
at the Federal District Court in New York City.