NBA commissioner Adam Silver outlines his plans for the NBA’s bright future (Ball Don’t Lie)

NBA commissioner Adam Silver didn't blow anyone away with his remarks about the league in his yearly All-Star weekend address on Saturday, but in a lot of ways this should be a warming note for fans to cling to. Silver, who recently begun his second calendar year as commissioner, emphasized a commitment to improving the quality of play and enhancements to the game itself. There were no outsized statements meant to rattle the players union, and no marks of demarcation placed to throw off the scent. Insipid talks of brand culture and out and out lies about international commitments were cast aside as Silver stuck to the same series of talking points that have marked most of his press appearances in the days since he had to stop talking about Donald Sterling. The former Los Angeles Clippers owner wasn't mentioned once in Silver's remarks, nor was his name brought up by reporters. Surprisingly, reporters also did not bring up the embarrassing work of co-All-Star host James Dolan, the tone-deaf owner of the New York Knicks who was incorrectly labeled a " consummate New Yorker " by Silver earlier in the week. Nor did anyone touch on the other co-All-Star host Mikhail Prokhorov, who...