Adam Silver

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Adam Silver (2014)

Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962 in New York City , New York ) is the current commissioner of the North American professional basketball league National Basketball Association (NBA). The lawyer took over the position on February 1, 2014 from his predecessor David Stern .

Life

Silver grew up in Westchester County, north of New York City . He graduated from Duke University with a degree in political science in 1984 and earned a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988 . Before becoming commissioner in 2014, Silver had worked for the NBA for 20 years.

References

  1. ^ ESPN, October 25, 2012: Adam Silver, the NBA's next commissioner
  2. ↑ Duke alum Adam Silver named next NBA commissioner ( Memento from November 9, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Silver, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball official, NBA commissioner
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York