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“I respect Derrick Rose and all of our players for voicing their personal views on important issues, but my preference would be for players to abide by our on-court attire rules,” Silver told Yahoo Sports in an email on Monday night.   The NBA has a contract with adidas in which players wear gear sanctioned by the company on the court.   The players will not be fined or suspended for wearing the T-shirts.