NBA commissioner Adam Silver reaffirmed the league's commitment to Memphis in comments Wednesday but added he'd like to see the Grizzlies play occasional games in Nashville in an effort to widen the team's fan base.
"[Memphis] has been a great market historically for the NBA, and there is amazing history in that city and amazing culture," Silver said on the "Pardon My Take" podcast. "There's no reason why the Memphis Grizzlies can't be successful."
Silver noted that Grizzlies owner Robert Pera "has no interest in moving the team out of Memphis, he's made that clear."
The future of the Grizzlies recently came under the microscope when LeBron James made comments on a podcast about not liking to visit Memphis for games and suggested the team should move to Nashville.