On Tuesday, Seton Hall University hosted the second annual Sports Business and Media Ethics Symposium to address some of the hardest hitting issues in sports. The event included some of the most prolific and well-known panelists and speakers to express ideas on the ever-changing landscape of sports business and media. Check out some of the scenes and reactions from the informative and eventful day.

The first speaker of the day was Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, to talk about the current state of the NBA and some of the league’s biggest issues, sports gambling and amateurism.
Very impressed with @NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discussing the changing landscape of pro sports @SetonHall Sports Business and Media Ethics Symposium. Once a proponent of players drafted at 20, Silver has changed his mind, “we are better off at 18”. Great job @bjschecter pic.twitter.com/wlK5i3uGbE
— Neil Hartman (@NeilHartmanTV) April 2, 2019
“I’ve learned a lot” about sports betting from gaming companies, says NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at Seton Hall symposium. Adds of idea that legal sports betting puts “added pressure” on college athletes: “that pressure is already there,” due to prevalence of illegal gambling
— John Brennan (@BergenBrennan) April 2, 2019
After Silver was done addressing current issues in sports, panelists were brought up to talk about two of the most controversial and talked about topics in sports – gambling and amateurism.
Many prolific panelists were selected to talk about these issues. W. Charles Bennett, Armen Keteyian, Jeffrey Mishkin, Russell Okung, and Daniel Wallach talked to the attendees about the state of sports gambling. While, Ken Belson, Terri Jackson, Mishkin, and Okung talked about the state of amateurism in today’s college sports landscape.

Chargers great Russell Okung tells Seton Hall audience said it’s “incredibly wrong” that college athletes have so little protection from gamblers
— John Brennan (@BergenBrennan) April 2, 2019

The final speakers of the day were Bob Ley, a Seton Hall alumnus and current host of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines”, and Stephen A. Smith, commentator for “First Take” and other segments on ESPN. The two had a conversation about the state of media and ethics within media, as well as some of the broader issues in sports today.
Bob Ley – “One question, when do you sleep?”
Stephen A – “When it’s time.”
This is gonna be good.
— Mat Mlodzinski (@Mlodzinski_15) April 2, 2019
Up next: Students get a "First Take" interview with “Outside the Lines” host, and Seton Hall's own, @BobLeyESPN and @stephenasmith. Couldn't make it to the sold out Sports Media and Business Ethics Symposium? View the live-stream here: https://t.co/D9nO7dYNn5 pic.twitter.com/eADGjL5xSC
— Seton Hall (@SetonHall) April 2, 2019