NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is facing a Monday deadline to respond to a letter from the Senate Commerce Committee demanding answers on how he plans to respond to an explosive gambling scandal that rocked the world of sports.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) leads the panel, which wants the NBA to provide documentation on any investigations it has conducted into players, coaches or employees since 2020 as it relates to alleged betting or “game rigging.”

The letter also seeks the NBA's communications with legalized sportsbooks and wants Silver to explain “the extent to which the NBA has addressed and plans to further address alleged instances of sports gambling, wagering and game rigging” to ensure players or coaches “do not have ties to organized crime.”

Though the NBA and its players have at time been at odds with President Trump, there are no signs of a huge fight between the league and the GOP to this point.

Just days after Cruz’s letter was sent, league officials met with staffers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a sit-down a source told The Hill was centered on the scandal and led to what a spokesperson called a “a productive conversation.”

“We appreciate the NBA's cooperation, and we will continue our........

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