Adam Silver

I heard it.

I saw some of the follow-up information.

We spoke internally.

Rick Buchanan, our general counsel, is here, who oversees any investigations.

Rick had a conversation with Steve Barmer, and we quickly concluded this was something that rose to the level

that necessitates an investigation.

In fact, one that's done outside of our office.

And again, I would also say I've been around the league long enough and different permutations of allegations and accusations that I'm a big believer in due process and fairness and you need to now let the investigation run its course.

There's a huge amount of our content that people can essentially consume for free.

I mean, this is very much a highlights-based sport.

So Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, you name it, any service, the New York Times for that matter, to the extent that your content is not behind a paid firewall.

There's an enormous amount of content out there.

YouTube, another example, that is advertising-based.

that consumers can consume.

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I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.