OKLAHOMA CITY — NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke with reporters before game 1 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City. It only took two questions before the topic of expansion came up.

There is a board of governors meeting in Las Vegas next month, and Silver thinks it's likely that those owners will decide at that time whether or not to take the next official step toward expanding the league in the coming years.

Officially exploring the notion of adding teams seems likely.

“It will be on the agenda to take the temperature of the room," Silver said. "We have committees that are already talking about it, but my sense is at that meeting they’re going to give direction to me and my colleagues at the league office that we should continue to explore.”

That does not mean it will definitely happ

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