Michael Porter Jr. feared for his life in the NBA after Adam Silver’s phone number was leaked

Michael Porter Jr. he feared his NBA career was over before it had even begun. After missing his entire rookie season with a back injury, the then-Denver Nuggets forward made what he considered a fatal mistake at the NBA Player Summit during the 2019 offseason.

Porter accidentally posted NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s phone number on his Snapchat story during the meeting. League he did not take kindly to it to his stupid mistake.

“I thought I was getting out of the NBA, honestly,” Porter said on The Old Man And The Three podcast. “They pulled me into the office and said, ‘You leaked Adam Silver’s number?’ I’m like, ‘What?’ I checked my Snapchat story and saw that there were 500 screenshots. I’m like, ‘Oh, my God.’ So I think I’ll be kicked out of the league. So I said, ‘Please, I’ll go on stage and apologize.’ So they made me go there in front of all these guys and, man, it was literally the most embarrassing moment of my life.”

“I thought I was going to get kicked out of the NBA!” — MPJ talks about when he posted Adam Silver’s number on Snapchat and had to apologize 💀 pic.tvitter.com/rVgTivjm7T

— TheOldManAndTheThree (@OldManAndThree) February 5, 2026

Fortunately, Porter’s apology was sufficient, and the league did not expel him.

Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. has succeeded after multiple scares in his early career

Against all odds, the 27-year-old has carved out a very successful NBA career. After falling to the 14th pick in the draft due to a back injury that required surgery, Porter underwent two more surgeries after being selected by the Nuggets. However, he has regained his health in recent years, remaining available and effective for most of the last four seasons.

Porter played a key role for the Nuggets during their title run in 2023. He appeared in 220 of 246 regular season games over the last three seasons with the team, averaging 17.4 points on .492/.401/.795 shooting.

The 6-foot-10 sharpshooter turned in his most impressive campaign of the season after his trade to the Brooklyn Nets.

Porter averaged 25.0 points7.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists on .474/.385/.853 shooting. He is one of 15 players averaging 25 points or more with a true shooting percentage of 60 or more, along with Nikola Jokic, Shai Giljie-Alexander, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, James Kawhi, Jamel Lambie, James Kawhi, Giambi Leonard. Markkanen, Danny Avdia and Austin Reeves.