NBA commissioner Adam Silver sent a company-wide email shortly after the presidential election results to reiterate to NBA employees that the league's core values and commitment to equality and diversity haven't changed, sources told ESPN.
Sources said that Silver's email was not in any way making a statement about the election results. In the email, Silver assured NBA employees that the league and its players will continue to work in communities to try to find a way to impact lives with the understanding that the nation had just emerged divided from a contentious election according to sources.
One NBA player texted ESPN on Friday morning saying, "Our country has never been more divided" after Donald Trump was elected president this week.