,"We moved away from that term years ago."
We broke the story ... multiple NBA teams have stopped using the title owner because they feel it's racially insensitive in a league where the majority of the players are black. and how the league office is handling the issue. "I don't want to overreact to the term because, as I said earlier, people end up twisting themselves into knots avoiding the use of the word owner," Silver said ..."But, we moved away from that term years ago in the league."Silver says the word owner has sometimes slipped through in an NBA memo -- but general rule in the office is to no longer use that term ...
As for the feedback from the players, Silver says he's heard from both sides --"Players have gone both ways. I think a few players have actually spoken out and said the greatest thing that ever happened was when Michael Jordan was able to call himself an owner." "But, of course, Draymond Green has been very public about the fact that we should be moving away from the term ... and I completely respect that."
Stupid. Another reason to stop watching the NBA. It’s a dying sport anyway.
Why is he the scariest person
The NBA CAN GO 🖕themselves
I’m done watching the NBA then. I’m so sick of everything being used as racism. To be honest the word owner isn’t racist. People own homes saying you own a home have a black Gardner is that racism. It’s gone to far people real people aren’t that Sensitive we understand life.
If I owned a team I'd be the owner, political correctness is STUPID
If I’m not mistaken Antebellum plantation owners of the south were usually formally addressed as “Governor” ... oh & they really enjoyed mint juleps! 🍹
Owner is racially insensitive lmao. Hey idiots who need more edumucation.....they don’t own the millionaire players, they own the team.
Nonsense.
Hmmm...doesn't the term 'governor' just reek of colonialism? Shame on the NBA for continuing to exploit their multi-million dollar players so.
So players that receive a salary equivalent to someone winning the the lottery every year Somehow have become buthurt over the term owner Call them whatever you want but it’s sad And I feel sorry for you,never thought I would feel sorry for a pro sport athlete what’s next
Please, make me a $40 mil a year slave!! Lol. What utter bullshit. The nba is a joke.
That is asinine. They are owners. Did anyone even bring up the term owner was a problem? Very highly doubt they did.
They are owners of the team you can’t change that
16 year old asked Bush 43 what the best job in the United States was... 'Owner. You work, you get the loan, you invest, you work, you get the profit.'
how ridiculous.
So they are the George Wallace, Lester Maddox, Orval Farbus of NBA teams? All Governors! Yeah much better than owner! SMH!
Money23Green is offended by the term “owner” Has the term “owner” on his profile. 🤔
Adam Silver NBA is a ridiculous ignorant nit!!!!! Once again playing and falling into this race card crap that America is OVER!!!!! First nflcommish crap now this? Neither will get my dollars!!!!
So when did my house and car cast a vote for me to be the “governor”? PC nonsense creates more PC nonsense.
The NBA has been ok with the term 'owner' for decades. They're only changing it now because they can't stand the thought of a BLACK man 'owning' their precious WHITE players.
Great, then I'm done with NBA... no problem. Cowards all of them.
The official Q-tip of the league.
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“We call the team owners “governors.” I mean, you literally just acknowledged that they’re owners lol but I don’t see a problem here. Call it whatever you want. It’s a little weird to me but I don’t think it’s that big of a deal so governor it is.
Stupid af lol
What a coincidence, I’ve been done with the NBA since the early 90s.
I am done with political correctness. The person that is responsible for paying the bills of a business, any business, is the owner of that business. Let’s just stop this nonsense!
Can we still be business owners, can we own a car? Do I have a dog or am I dog owner. Im a ceo of a dog? Then mr silver the NBA should pay part of the players salaries since a person can leaglly own the team. This is just BS
😂 I'm a life long NBA fan and have no horse in this race. Literally couldn't care less. But seeing 90% of the replies that are upset about this like it affects their lives in this thread be white dudes is kind of hilarious. Why do you care... At. All? 🤔🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️😂
Keep it like it is no need to say it’s racist now smh
Or just be like F1 and say Team Principal. It's not difficult.
What a joke
.NBA = absolute FOOLS. Way to go you just validated their neuroses, their Psychological Warfare on We the People. You don't realize it's NEVER GOING TO END🤦These arrogant, ignorant folks need to learn the world's not gonna bend to please them, it just doesn't work that way!🤦
jokiccenter Pathetic pandering
Jar Jar Blinks right on top of the important things as usual.
Well this tweet pissed white people off 😂
Another reason not to watch the NBA
those poor, poor multi millionaires getting paid to do why they love for a living...soft as fuck
EverthingThingIsStupid
Lol so Michael Jordan is a Governor NBA
I'll remember this day and where I was when the wheels fell off
EmptySeatsPics This is the most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen. Thanks Lebron. You weren’t such a BBB when you lived in the rust belt. LA changed you bro.
So what are you called if you own the team?
🤣 they really are insulting people’s intelligence. Especially black people’s. If you call a cow a dog is it not still a cow? Who gets the money when the “governor” sells the team. Idiots.
So people can’t own teams? How stupid are you? Pender much? It’s been said you’re the greatest commissioner in all of sports. That changed today.
Next: Silver announces the NBA’s “reparations program” to compensate these poor, multi-millionaire players for the pain caused by using the dictionary definition to describe those who, in fact, own a team/franchise.* * White/Asian players not applicable.
Heh. Good to know how the team owners see themselves. They're the only people in America that think calling rich people paying others millions to play a game 'owners' is the same as slave 'owners.' Sheeeiiit, pay me that much and you can call me 'asshole' all day if you want!
Putting lipstick on the pig!
“Person who owns majority rights to the team” really comes off the tongue
Entitled rich white guy caves to multitude of hyper-entitled rich black guys that 'work' on his 'plantation'.
Silver has missing Stern, and that make me wanna puke. Right David?
Pathetic.
How f’ing stupid. Where is smod4real?
Embarrassing
Governing the libs. Nope. That doesn’t work either.
I am a proud dog Governor. Nope, just doesn’t work.
“Governor” is a baby step. I would have gone directly with “Negan”.
(((Adam Silver)))
This is clinically stupid.
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bruceblitz virtuososports ratedhrxmike calvinphilpott jessegladsaget SI_02_ Why does Silver look so creepy in the pic?
Why......the own the damn team and building?
So annoyingly woke. Sums up 2019 perfectly.
So if we pay for something with our own money, we do not own it? I don't OWN MY CAR? I don't own my HOUSE?Someone has to be fired for this moronic idea.
You gotta be joking🤦🏻♂️
buncha cryin babies. everyone else to NBA: people own companies, not the employees who work there dumass.
What is the PC term when you buy a nba franchise. Such pandering. Who is signing who’s check!
next step, the word Ball is banned because Women don't have them
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Crybaby Lebron behind this Can’t hurt his feelings he’s too sensitive. And some people actually say he’s better than MJ. SMH
‘Ello guv’nah
Just when blacks were in the mix on team OWNERSHIP. Since there are white players... guess they couldn’t stand the thought of a black owner of white players. 😂
They OWN the team, not the Players. They are 'owners'
League logo will be changed to a rainbow with Jerry West's solhouette in a skirt....riding a bike.
Emperor? 🙏🏼
Do they really think that black people are that stupid? Wow.
🙄 - just because you “own” a business does not mean you “own” the employees. Can we just stop with this nonsense?
nonsense
Dumbest thing I’ve ever seen a professional sports organization ever do!!
Wow, this is a very stupid time to be alive...pay me millions of dollars a year to play a game and I’ll be anyone’s “slave”...
I’ll tell you what would really help NBA players. Help them to establish wealth, so when some retire they’re not broke. U wanna be a kiss ass with NBA Players? U wanna run for office later? I’d rather be the guy that helps men in the NBA for the rest of their lives
NBA comes out in favor of colonialism.
Lol soft
I think “Principle” and “minority Principle” works better than Governor. That sounds forced and long winded. I mean if you are going to change it....
But the Pelicans still have the terrible logo!
Said the alien from another planet...
The most pointless thing he’s done so far. They own the team, not people. Anyone with a brain knows the difference.
🤡
Adam Silver is the commissioner of the league. He needs to start acting more like that and a lot less like a social engineer. Uh, hello officiatingisadisaster
So stupid!
EmptySeatsPics To be replaced with “Massa”
Do the owners of the teams not own the teams
Embarrassing NBA
Master?
Any ounce of time the NBA spent on this was waaaaaay too much. Capture this moment ya'll, this is where shit has OFFICIALLY got out of hand
thats stupid the term is team owner cause they financially own the team and pay the salaries! most people that own a company call themselves business owners. world to dam sensitive these days!
Can we remove the “non owner” Sarver then!?
EmptySeatsPics So I guess I'm the Governor of my house?
They are moving to the term MASSA ....while we at it, get rid of the term Boss at work cause RickRoss said we all bosses lol
Here to contribute to a ratio
Been in the market lately for a previously-governed car.
More and more stupidity. Amazing.
Dude is so far ahead of other leagues and how he treats his players. Fuckin goat
As a business OWNER, it is tough to understand why someone would not be called an OWNER. I OWN the business and when people refer to me they say “He is the OWNER of that business”! As long as I OWN this business, I will referred to as the OWNER!!
🤔🤦🏾♂️😐
EmptySeatsPics
Wow.... Silver is such an idiot. He’s made it to where players pretty much control the league and where and who they play with and owners have no power. Must hang around with the other silver from nfl network.
😂😂😂
Bullshit.....
__nathan6 Soft
EmptySeatsPics Just like they're done with the terms 'home & away jersey'? They're pretentious enough to actually think they're above what they are - just another sports league.
Well what the hell you gonna call them?
If I buy something....I own it
If you own a team and someone calls you the owner....its now racist. Interesting...and insanely idiotic.
How fucking woke of them. That'll end racism for sure.
They are non renters now
This makes me sick. It’s called common sense people stop being so damn sensitive
EmptySeatsPics
EmptySeatsPics You did it adam silver! You have defeated racism!
We are officially in the bizzaro world. This may be the dumbest thing yet. So now do I have to be a car governor This is beyond absurd
EmptySeatsPics SO brave!!!!! Now the athletes paid millions and millions of dollars won't have feel bads
EmptySeatsPics Soft
EmptySeatsPics good, now do the public subsidies for arenas next
has anyone even called that term out for being racist that’s literally the most ridiculous thing ever
own·er·ship /ˈōnərˌSHip/ noun the act, state, or right of possessing something. 'the ownership of land' synonyms:possession, right of possession, holding, freehold, proprietorship, proprietary rights, title
This is one of the stupidest things I’ve heard, and that’s saying a lot considering in the past week I’ve heard that we should pay reparations to homosexuals and African Americans as well as paying the bill for all student loans.
New level of PC clownery
JohnMiddlekauff between the Cam nonsense being turned into a racial issue and this garbage we need a periscope today. Peak twitter on a Monday
Had to be LeBron’s idea
I guess i'm the governor of my car. Wait, there's already a governor on my car. No, that's different. Well, we have to change the name of that now. I'm so confused. StupidestThingEver
Unelected governors hmm?🤔
Lol, folks mad about the new word don’t understand why anyone is mad about the old word.
That skinny wack job must be African america down deep
Silver looks 90 years old there.
Now the word owner is racist. Reason 23 why I tapped out of the NBA YEARS AGO! Looks like my HOA is now consider racist.
Dear Mr. Silver and NBA...
TDS is ruining our country
Well, if you own something .... you are the owner SMH
I’m offended by “governor”.
Idiot.
Man. Look at that house over there. Who's the oppressive racist that says they 'own' it NBA
Leave it to liberals to ruin literally everything.
You’re right, master is a much more classier term.
That is soooo stupid and rediculous!!!!!!!! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
That's what happens when you put Buster Bluth in charge of things.
LeBron’s LA contract: $163 1 second, $9,781 per 1 minute, $117,378 per 1 quarter, $469,512 per 1 game, $38M a year, and total $154M in his 4 years in LA. That’s not a slave, that’s an employee. Liberalism is a disease and it’s sickening that people are so damn sensitive.
Lol, Snowflake
And this is how Tronald Dump gets re-elected. Because of shit like this.
every single time
Omg 🙄🤦♀️ this PC shit is what gets POS’s elected
Stop the non sense please...
This guy is the fucking worst
I don’t even understand who’s feelings are hurt in this. The multi millionaire players?
If you own a business, you're an Owner. Adam Silver is just another left-winger who was indoctrinated in college rather than being educated.
He looks like voldemort
Mole rat
If they bought the team they own it... this is getting ridiculous!!!!
DavinBellamy17 They literally own the team..:
So dumb lol
What has this world come to ... “owner” refers to the fact that he owns the team not the players ..just like the company I work for has “owners” of the company,not the owner of me .now please stop this nonsense stopthemadness dontbestupid noonesaidtheyownplayers youalldumb
So stupid. What is wrong with people?
So they dont own the team? This is bending over 3 times backwards to try and be politically correct. It doesnt make sense...they own the team NOT the employees
What world do we live in
Lmaooo come on man
They call themselves the “Governors”of the team?That’s way more racist than owner, which they are, because they “own” the team.They might want to read a history book, since England use “Governors” to enforced laws, the punishments of slaves, and where considered “ all powerful.😢
I never knew the NBA ran slave plantations. I always thought it was a mutually agreed upon business transaction for millions of dollars between the player and owner.
Ridiculous
This is dumb glad I’m not one of the owners
This is moronic.
and he tryin legalize weed lol real nigga alert
SportsTalkBarry racism is cancelled
Chris Christie immediately announced he's running to govern every nba team.
Ridiculous
Dumbasses. So now it's not ok to call a team owner 'Owner?' This is why you stupid Phukers are losing ground and too ignorant to know it. I don't watch professional sports anymore, not because of the 'Owners,' but because of the millionaire cry-baby 'Players' and their politics.
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I understand this has literally zero impact on my quality of life - but this is REALLY dumb. This generation is softer than Charmin and its embarrassing. No wonder the NBA is seeing record viewership drops. Oh well, shoutout to all you car and home governors! 2019WWC
This is stupid.
About time, it’s 2019 for god sake 🙄
I am in no way racially insensitive, but this is dumber than saying there are 57 genders. The person, or persons who own the team are the OWNERS of the team. The players are not slaves. They are free to quit and walk away at any time. NBA is an absolute joke.
Woke
Are wr supposed to just pretend they don't own the team? A governor is elected. So i look forward to these billionaires having to give up their teams every 4 years.
YR A CLOWN ADAM !
Call it what it is. I bet the NFL is saying F that!
What a dumb move they bought the team they own it. Am I the governor of my car if I pay it off? No. I am an owner wtf. Side note : I would not let my kids around Adam silver
Adam Silver looks like he’s thrilled to tell people what his black friends are doing every time you talk to him
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this league
Lol wtf. Sooooooooo woke
NBA soft as fuck
What simple minded people !
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🙈🙈🙈🙈
Of course this is what you do after historically bad finals TV ratings
Weird world we live in
Dumbest time to be alive
So people that own things are now called
Keep pandering to the divas. Wow. What a joke of a society we live in now.
Sorry to break the news to you that every sport, every business on earth has owners and uses the term owners. Please spend your time on something that actually matters 🙄🙄
So brave, so woke.
Then what do you call it now if the person owns the team? Serious question
NBA ratings went down the toilet. People are tired of their wokeness.
The NBA keeps winning , best spot in the world best athletes , the commissioner lets them express are there own unique qualities . Lebron is face of the sport no better leader in pro sports then the King , and now eliminating shit like this ...
Just when you think you’ve seen the low of how stupid America has become, we go lower. When this all ends, it’s gonna end ugly.
So stupid.
So woke!!!!!!!
Omg. This is so stupid. They own the teams!!! Good lord.
Anything to appease leftists and radicals - so fucking ridiculous - THEY ARE OWNERS
Governor of the team.....stupid
I hate living in this time of society...
Silver is the creepiest looking dude in sports history
you guys are really going above and beyond at this point
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nba
Adam is ruining the NBA ...it’s rigged, soft, bias.. it’s no level playing field.. David Stern is truly missed
So stupid
This may be the dumbest thing I have ever heard, and that's saying alot with Twitter.
What an embarrassing time to be alive
Soft
Owner refers to owning the business or a portion of it, not the players. Youre stupid if you can’t understand this. The players are essentially employees and are paid millions of dollars and live lavish lives. Let’s not pretend they’re slaves.
So unbelievably stupid
Even black people think is dumb
Pretty weird
LMFAO so does that mean they no longer have to sign the checks Try that and she how much longer these crybabies cry about calling the OWNER of the team OWNER
Adam silver is the definition of a female genital
NBA is now the snowflake league
Call them whatever PC term you want. They are still owners.
Well if I owned an NBA team I would be the owner! So ... oh wait wait.... you think owner makes blacks think of slavery? Wow glad you solved that identity politics ridiculous problem! Not like the NBA doesn’t have any other problems! Lol
Not ONE normal, regular, sane person in this world, has EVER called the owner of a team, a “governor” of the team. Not one.
Just plain stupid
PC ridiculousness
My company has an Owner. He owns the company not me. This isn’t that difficult.
Wow just ridiculous
Wondering where political correctness goes too far? This, this is too far
You can call them whatever you want but they are still owners.
Owner of the TEAMS. Not the PLAYERS. Unreal how soft people are. We go around callin each other 'niggas' all day long and make a big deal about this? Who here has every been a slave? What slave ever made millions of dollars? Y'all trippin
JUST PLAY BALL MAGA
Ah yes. The important issues
Omg really. Why don’t you use the term Master no wait Boss no wait Check Writer no wait ....
I might boyscott NBA
What on Earth is happening to this world....
This is stupid. Call them whatever you want, they will still be owners
I’m sure all the people in the NBA office own houses or cars, what are they going to say instead of “I’m an owner of a house or car”?
Doesn’t the nba own the rights to the tv coverage? What are they going to call that now?
That is f'n ridiculous
This will be interesting. Imagine the millions they will spend on the right term. The professional race baiters al sharpton, jessie jackson, aclu and others will rake $$$ rake it in $$$.
I assume the NBA are not the “owners” of their tv rights then?
This is so stupid
Stupid!
This is such a waste of energy and time. Making a word about racism when it isn’t at all.
Call up Webster !!👎
Liberalism is what’s wrong with this country.
Are you kidding me? God our culture has gotten stupid.
If you own the team, you own the team.
This country is doomed
Since this is a black thing the NBA would follow the NFL but the NHL really wouldn't have a reason to
hmm... so what should we call them?
It's racially insensitive to call the team owner an owner because the majority of the players are black? That's absurd to the point of being insulting. The players make up some nonsense to get a headline on TMZ because don't have anything legitimate to talk about
And I’m done with the NBA now
They own the team not the players.
id rather be called the O word than the n word!
I’m black, but this is some stupid shit!
Hold up💀
So what word are we using now for when someone owns something?
Mob rules. Orwell said words change meanings that fit into gov narratives
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH the NBA has been taken over by social justice warriors. He should check his white privilege and give his job to a non white person 😂😂
Next up: we get our 40 acres and a mule
Dumb
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