NBA Commissioner Adam Silver responds to recent domestic violence cases / News - Basketnews.com

Silver said that there is a new counseling practice in place to help the players. If the players cross the line, the consequences will be substantial, the Commissioner said.

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The NBA has been dealing with public image issues recently. One of the causes has been its players getting into domestic violence incidents.

Notably, Kevin Porter Jr. and Miles Bridges have been charged with serious crimes against their now ex-girlfriends. While Porter Jr. was waived following a trade from the Houston Rockets to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Bridges is still serving a suspension stemming from last season.

Before the start of the new 2023-24 season, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sat down to talk about the league with Inside the NBA on TNT, where Hall of Famer Charles Barkley asked about domestic violence and what the league is doing to be at the forefront of it.

"That's an area where we're not looking to compete against other leagues. You say forefront - all the leagues are trying to address these issues. Our players' association, credit to them, this was an adversary, we put in place a new program for how we deal with, first of all, accusations of domestic violence even before they are prosecuted," Silver said.

"Part of it goes to training our players, counseling our players to make sure they understand during high-stress situations to, obviously, never resort to violence against anyone," the Commissioner explained. "We're addressing it. We have state-of-the-art professionals dealing with the players. Of course, if the guys cross the line, the consequences are enormous."

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