The NBA and Adam Silver have decided not to publicly endorse a candidate for the 2020 United States presidential election.

Henry Abbott emailed NBA public relations representatives Mike Bass and Tim Frank about the topic.

"Does Adam, or the league, endorse either candidate for President? If so, why?" wrote Abbott.

Abbott explains why he reached out to the league office on the topic.

"Mostly I wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed anything," writes Abbott. "The NBA, like the New England Journal of Medicine and the officers of the CIA, has not historically made endorsements. But 2020 is different for grand national reasons and for narrow strategic ones. After an August player strike, the league talked the players back to the court by promising a robust social justice collaboration in response to police brutality and in support of Black Lives Matter protests. NBA players, by and large, are irreplaceable, masterfully skilled labor—and more than 80 percent Black. They’re in overtime bargaining terms for a season due to start ASAP. It’s a bad time to galvanize players by failing to stand against Trump’s racism, support of the alt-right, and systemic brutality."

Silver has historically been active in donating to Democrats though he's also a friend of Jared Kushner, who is Donald Trump's son-in-law and also his senior advisor.

Abbott followed up on Friday after not receiving a response and then Bass replied.

"Appreciate the outreach but we're going to pass on this opportunity," wrote Bass.

In following up, it became clear that the NBA wouldn’t even confirm whether or not they had endorsed anyone," writes Abbott.