“Negligence and Greed”: Bill Simmons Rips Adam Silver as Star Injuries Pile Up Just Two Weeks Into NBA Season

Just two weeks into the 2026–27 NBA campaign, a familiar and alarming narrative has taken over the league. Star players are dropping like flies as a wave of early-season injuries sidelined marquee names like Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Chet Holmgren, and Ja Morant. And we’re not even talking about freak accidents like what happened with Jalen Williams. While several sports media professionals are urging Adam Silver to do something, Bill Simmons unloaded on the NBA commissioner for not showing urgency about the players’ wellbeing.