A statement was released by the WNBA about Engelbert's retirement, with Silver providing a comment on the big news, saying that she has been involved in the league's “most significant period of growth” in the 30 years it's been around.

For almost 12 years, they enjoyed a dream commissioner-owner relationship. That ended with the NBA's franchise-crippling punishment.

With the stroke of a pen, the drop of a hammer, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver showed who is boss. He demonstrated he has the authority, the backbone and the will to stand up to the billionaire owners at whose pleasure he serves.

Here are five takeaways in the aftermath of the NBA's punishment of the Los Angeles Clippers.

On Wednesday afternoon, the NBA dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the NBA salary cap when they signed superstar Kawhi Leonard . The Clippers will be forced to give up five future first-round picks,

NBA owners have been in the headlines for the wrong reasons -- from Ballmer to Walter and Ishbia -- and Adam Silver is showing weakness.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver could try and help smooth over the Los Angeles Lakers drama between Jeanie Buss and her siblings.

The Buss siblings' infighting has reached the point that commissioner Adam Silver may have to do something about it. There is an expectation that Silver

The draft picks are from 2029 to 2033, partly because the Clippers already traded their 2028 first and swapped their 2027 pick. The Clippers’ 2029 swap with the Philadelphia 76ers is unaffected, as the penalty from the league cost them their 2029 pick from the Indiana Pacers instead.