The NBA has changed over the last 40 years drastically. The style of play, the speed of the game, the athleticism, even how players are recruited. Thinking about a lot of black athletes in the media for the wrong reasons Cough Ja Morant, how may a black commissioner connect with these athletes differently and who would that be? What former athlete would run the league the best? Just a random thought and please don’t dissect the question - just a hypothetical fun thought.
lebron should be commishoner
Ernie Johnson
Obama
Kendrick Perkins is next in line
Is it the Commissioner’s job to drive behavior changes by connecting with players?
Some of you guys think about race way too often
I think being commissioner of a sports league genuinely requires a high level of education and intelligence
Shaq would unironically be great. He’s personable and highly educated
You’re going to have to find someone that can destroy all of Silver’s horcruxes first
The players are simply contracted workers that play for the owners. The owners are (checks notes) compromised of mostly old white men. The owners choose their commissioner. He is not even the “boss” if the owners, he is more their mouthpiece.
Players frequently have POC in leadership positions for them, the NBAPA.