Adam Silver backs Memphis after LeBron James' criticism, but open to Grizzlies playing 'a few games a year' in Nashville
LeBron James made it clear that he doesn't like playing on the road in Memphis.
Adam Silver isn’t on LeBron James’ side when it comes to Memphis . While the NBA commissioner is all for the Grizzlies remaining in Memphis, and said the team has no plans to relocate anytime soon, he isn’t opposed to the Grizzlies playing in the state’s capital city. “Obviously, Nashville is a city on the rise.
There’s incredible things happening there,” Silver said on “Pardon My Take” on Wednesday. “If it were up to me, I would love for them to play a few games a year in Nashville and sort of be Tennessee’s team, to the extent that they can. ” The Memphis Grizzlies aren’t going anywhere pic.
twitter. com/u6yyNHW17C — Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) April 22, 2026 LeBron James rips Memphis Silver’s comments came a few weeks after James absolutely ripped Memphi s. Clearly, the 41-year-old star doesn’t like playing on the road there.
“You think I want to do that s**t, being in Memphis on a random-ass Thursday? ” James said on the “Bob Does Sports” YouTube show while golfing. LeBron James on playing the Grizzlies: “I’m f***ing 41 years of age.