Here’s Adam Silver’s Amazing Fake Response To NBA Stars ‘Running A Full-Court Press On ISIS’

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OK, first of all, this is very likely photoshopped — as those delightfully skeptical r/NBA commenters point out. With such dicey subject matter, ISIS and America’s armed forces, we doubt the normally level-headed NBA commissioner would ever interject this level of levity after such an absurd letter from a fan. And no, Silver doesn’t personally write responses to fan letters. He’s busier than that hopefully. But STILL, this was incredible. This fictional letter from Adam Silver to NBA fan, Max, was uploaded to Imgur today and it’s all sorts of fun.

Not to ruin the joke by explaining it, but — according to the letter — Max wanted Silver to know it’s “in America’s best interest [sic] to gather Kobe, LeBron, Durant, and [Anthony] Davis to head over to the Middle East and run a full-court press on ISIS.”

Here are some other highlights from this bit of comedic gold where a fictional Silver quotes Max’s original letter back to him:

  • “‘ISIS would be in absolute shambles if LeBron caught an oop and put it on al-Baghdadi’s head.'”
  • “It is safe to say most NBA fans share a love for watching Anthony Davis’ post game, but we can’t say for sure that ‘al-Turkmani would have piss dribbling down his leg if he tried to guard Davis on the block.’ “
  • “One more note, Max, we’d really prefer you did not say ‘that Kobe Bryant has a real Jihad on this shoulder.’ The saying usually goes, ‘he has a chip on his shoulder.’ We understood what you meant and, yes, Kobe is very competitive. That’s why he’s so big in China.”
  • “P.S. To our knowledge, Harden is NOT a member of ISIS. He just has a very large beard.”

(Via Imgur; H/T reddit)

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