Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn't care how long the games are after Adam Silver's wild suggestion on Wednesday.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is a proponent of potentially shortening NBA games to 40 minutes from the current format of 48 minutes. "Something else that

He was asked again on Wednesday during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show. The eponymous host asked Silver what had been discussed in NBA offices as they approach the issues at hand, and Silver took the opportunity to make the case for a change he feels would be beneficial: shorter games in the form of 10-minute quarters.

The NBA could be reducing the game length from 48 to 40 minutes if Commissioner Adam Silver gets his way.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver supports the league shortening its games from 48 to 40 minutes with 10-minute quarters, like FIBA and the WNBA.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is open to a potential shift in the duration of games. While the association’s 12-minute quarters aren’t the same standard in which basketball is played globally, shortening the games would put them on par with the rest of the leagues worldwide.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has presented the idea of changing games from 12- to 10-minute quarters."As we get more involved in global basketball, the NBA is the only league that plays 48 minutes," Silver said Wednesday on the "Dan Patrick Show.

The NBA commissioner notes he may be alone on an island, but is a proponent of having games be 40 minutes instead of 48.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver seems to always be looking for ways to make the league more interesting. He cited MLB's recent success with new rules.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has pitched the idea of shortening NBA games, during an interview touching on ways to improve the league. While the standard international basketball game time is 40 minutes,