NBA commissioner Adam Silver joined ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday ahead of the playoffs, which get underway on Saturday. To little surprise, the Luka Dončić trade, which is still commanding headlines months after it was made,

Adam Silver hears you, Dallas Mavericks fans. The NBA commissioner was a guest on Thursday's episode of the Pat McAfee Show and expressed sympathy with Dallas fans for their anger over the Luka Doncic trade.

The NBA had a serious ratings problem in the first half of the season, but things have been looking up ever since mid-February. According to Adam Silver, viewership has been up drastically over the past few months,