NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finalizing contract extension

Silver has been the NBA's commissioner since David Stern retired in 2014 and his new deal is expected to run through the end of the decade

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is finalizing a contract extension that’s expected to take him through the end of the decade, sources tell ESPN.

The completion of formal negotiations with the Board of Governors on a new deal keeps Silver – nearing his 10th anniversary as commissioner — on course to pursue the NBA’s next set of major objectives: a new media rights deal and league expansion.