NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Discusses His Instagram Account In Interview With C.J. McCollum

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum is a summer intern for  “The Players’ Tribune” and recently sat down with NBA commissioner Adam Silver for an interview. The two discussed Silver’s uber-popular Instagram account, among other things.

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— The Players’ Tribune (@PlayersTribune) June 28, 2016

Silver remarked:

“So my idea with the Instagram account, and same with Facebook, was: I have all this incredible behind-the-scenes access. It’s the ultimate, you know, backstage pass. And I’ve been at the league for over 20 years and I’ve seen all kinds of great things. And when social media began developing, I thought, “What a great opportunity to share with other people what it’s like behind the scenes.” Because everybody wants that backstage pass. So if you notice, I’m not in any of the pictures. Or hardly any of them. It’s always from my perspective.”

Silver’s Instagram, described as ‘pretty fire’ by McCollum, is a must-follow for NBA fans, as evidenced by these posts below.

@sixers Draft Pick @bensimmons at the 2016 #NBADraft.

A photo posted by Adam Silver (@adamsilvernba) on Jun 24, 2016 at 6:06pm PDT

@cavs Forward @kingjames & Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell following Game 7 of the 2016 #NBAFinals.

A photo posted by Adam Silver (@adamsilvernba) on Jun 20, 2016 at 7:37pm PDT

@footlocker Three Point Contest winner, @klaythompson at 2016 All-Star Saturday Night presented by @statefarm at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

A photo posted by Adam Silver (@adamsilvernba) on Feb 14, 2016 at 10:57pm PST

Keep doing it for the gram, Silver!