NBA commissioner Adam Silver made waves on Wednesday when he said in an interview on the Dan Patrick Show that he was in favor of the league shortening the game from 48 to 40 minutes.

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.

On Wednesday, Silver went on "The Dan Patrick Show" and was asked about the "wildest" changes he and the league have considered. Silver said that one thing he'd been thinking about was the possibility of dropping from 12-minute quarters to 10-minute quarters.