Trade demands: Silver reiterated his previous “unhappiness with public trade demands” like the one made by Ben Simmons, which triggered a stalemate with the Philadelphia 76ers.The commissioner added that the league office “wants players and teams to honor contracts” in general, but noted that both the 76ers and Nets “ultimately seem satisfied by the outcome of the trade and willingly entered into it.” James Harden trade: Silver said that the NBA has “no ongoing investigation right now” into possible tampering by the Philadelphia 76ers toward James Harden in advance of last week’s blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets.The NBA probably won’t play regular season games during the 2022-23 season in European markets, but such games could happen during the upcoming preseason.

International Games: Silver said that the NBA was eagerly looking forward to hosting games in international markets, something it had to stop doing during the pandemic.Although Silver said he hadn’t had direct communications with New York Mayor Eric Adams, he said that his “sense is that certain restrictions will be lifted” if infections continue to decrease following the omicron wave. NYC Mandate: Silver said that he was “not sure exactly” whether New York City would alter its vaccine mandate to allow unvaccinated Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, but noted that other cities have begun to change their policies as case counts have dropped.

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