Commissioner Adam Silver offered hope to cities looking to land an NBA franchise, saying Thursday that the league "should be exploring" expansion. Silver addressed the media in his annual state-of-the-league talk ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the host Oklahoma City Thunder.

Silver also said that he "see the benefit to reducing the number of games" in the regular season when discussing shortening schedules.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discussed the NBA Finals, the Mavericks winning the lottery and youth basketball on "Breakfast Ball."

Athlon Sports. With the NBA Finals hours away from tipping off, the excitement around this year's matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers is only continuing to grow. Unlike in years past,

Shaquille O'Neal made an unexpected early debut on ESPN, just days after TNT's final NBA game broadcast. After over a decade with TNT Sports as part of the 'Inside the NBA' crew alongside Charles Barkley,