Adam Silver's thoughts on Kawhi Leonard, NBA rule changes and Ben Simmons' sad career with Amin Elhassan | Good Word with Goodwill

Yahoo Sports

11 September 2025

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Amin Elhassan react to Kawhi Leonard’s alleged no-show job and Adam Silver’s role if the alleged reports are true. Next, Vince and Amin take a look at one major rule change that came from the Board of Governors meetings and how Silver calling the NBA a “highlight-based’ sport was a misstep by the commissioner. Later, Vince and Amin take a look at Ben Simmons’ career and dissect where it went wrong and if there’s any hope for it to be resurrected. (1:59) Pablo Torre’s new report sheds more light on Kawhi controversy (8:47) What is Adam Silver’s role in the Kawhi drama? (28:35) How should Adam Silver penalize the Clippers if the reports are true? (36:30) Adam Silver’s “highlight-based” sport comment doesn’t land well (45:29) Half-court heaves will not count against individual player FG percentage (54:13) Ben Simmons’ disappointing career 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv 🖥️ Subscribe to the all new Yahoo Sports NBA channel on YouTube!