Adam Silver has become the NBA's fifth commissioner. The NBA posted a picture on its Twitter account Saturday of Silver holding a basketball and shaking hands with outgoing commissioner David Stern.
''It's official: Adam Silver succeeds David Stern as NBA Commissioner'' the caption read.
Stern retired after exactly 30 years in charge, making him the NBA's longest-serving and most successful commissioner.
Silver joined the NBA as his assistant in 1992 and has been the deputy commissioner since 2006.