NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has no plans to intervene over Knicks owner James Dolan’s use of facial recognition technology at MSG.
“As I’ve said previously, our only rules are that they comply with local law. And from everything we understand right now, Madison Square Garden is complying with local law,” Silver said Saturday night when asked about the controversy during his All-Star press conference in Salt Lake City. “And at least so far, we have not deemed it appropriate that we should be stepping into those situations.”
Silver also addressed questions about the continued use of load management by NBA teams, wherein star players sit out games for resting purposes. He acknowledged considering some of the proposed changes, such as shortening or spreading out the schedule, but said: “We hear it from our fans when players aren’t there. … We think we can do a better job, but we don’t have a specific solution yet.
“When it comes to player movement, I generally think that’s positive. We designed this current [collective bargaining agreement] with the shorter contracts and how free agency works to allow for that,” Silver said. “But I think, in fact, the Players’ Association has agreed with us in our current [collective bargaining agreement], there are rules against making public trade demands. I’ve said that many times before that I think that’s a bad thing.
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