{"id":401584,"date":"2026-01-11T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/401584\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:26:08","slug":"nba-commissioner-adam-silver-ncaa-president-charlie-baker-discuss-gambling-issues-college-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/401584\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, NCAA President Charlie Baker discuss gambling issues, college eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FG36P6T5WJEHTM7IMBKNE2YVAI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met with NCAA President Charlie Baker in N.Y. on Thursday. NBAE via Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-leagues-and-governing-bodies \">NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NCAA President Charlie Baker \u201cmet for a scheduled sit-down\u201d in N.Y. on Thursday and on the agenda was the \u201congoing threat of legalized gambling, particularly prop bets.\u201d The NBA is currently dealing with the \u201cfallout of a federal investigation\u201d that has led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/10\/23\/chauncey-billups-terry-rozier-among-those-arrested-in-fbi-gambling-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/10\/23\/chauncey-billups-terry-rozier-among-those-arrested-in-fbi-gambling-investigation\/\">arrests of Heat G Terry Rozier, former NBAer Damon Jones and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups<\/a>, so finding solutions \u201cis a priority.\u201d Also discussed was the \u201cpossibility that players with remaining years of college eligibility could petition the NCAA to return to school after they are drafted.\u201d Silver and Baker discussing \u201cplayer eligibility is very interesting.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/12\/30\/ncaa-allowing-baylor-to-add-nba-draftee-sparks-outrage-across-college-hoops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/12\/30\/ncaa-allowing-baylor-to-add-nba-draftee-sparks-outrage-across-college-hoops\/\">In Baylor C James Nnaji<\/a>, the NCAA \u201ceffectively opened the door for any drafted players to return &#8212; provided they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/12\/31\/ncaa-clarifies-eligibility-rules-for-players-with-nba-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/12\/31\/ncaa-clarifies-eligibility-rules-for-players-with-nba-contracts\/\">not signed an NBA contract<\/a>.\u201d Teams are \u201cunabashedly enthusiastic about the chance to incubate picks in the college ranks\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/mannix-sources-nba-ncaa-discuss-threat-of-prop-bets-college-eligibility-issues \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/mannix-sources-nba-ncaa-discuss-threat-of-prop-bets-college-eligibility-issues \">SI.com, 1\/9<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met with NCAA President Charlie Baker in N.Y. on Thursday. 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