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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to reporters during a news conference, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, in New York. Silver says the league and players have made "tremendous progress" toward an extension of the collective bargaining agreement, saying he hoped a deal would be completed soon.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

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FILE- In this June 2, 2016, file photo, NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) **FILE**

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces Karl-Anthony Towns as the overall first pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) **FILE**

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and actor Jim Rash. AP photos

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Adam Silver, National Basketball Association, Commissioner, looks on before the start of an NBA basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference during the NBA board of governors meeting Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, leaves a press conference before the NBA Draft Lottery in New York, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver gestures as he answers reporters' questions during a press conference before the NBA Draft Lottery in New York, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver gestures as he answers reporters' questions during a news conference before the NBA draft lottery in New York, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, talks with Magic Johnson as they watch the Los Angeles Clippers play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, May 11, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, shakes hands with Magic Johnson as they watch the Los Angeles Clippers play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, May 11, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)