NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has dealt with a lot of scrutiny recently for how he handled the Ray Rice situation.

But NBA commissioner Adam Silver is not one of those critics.

TMZ Sports recently tracked down Silver as he was leaving a building in New York City, and he shared his thoughts on how the NFL commish has fared in serving as the league’s head honcho.

“He’s doing the best he can under difficult circumstances,” Silver said. “He’s been a great commissioner so far and he’ll work his way through these issues.”

Silver even referred to Goodell as “The Dean,” and said, “I’ve only learned from Roger.”

The NBA commish also revealed which NFL team he roots for in the video.

[TMZ Sports]