David Stern
David Stern
David Joel Stern is the former commissioner of the National Basketball Association. He started with the Association in 1966 as an outside counsel, joined the NBA in 1978 as General Counsel, and became the league's Executive Vice President in 1980. He became Commissioner in 1984, succeeding Larry O'Brien. He is credited with increasing the popularity of the NBA in the 1990s and 2000s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth22 September 1942
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Send him to jail and he'll be forgotten. Kill him and you guarantee him immortality.
Having only the team logo and the NBA logo helps reinforce our brand. I won't say it's a 'forever' policy; but right now, those are the only marks that appear on the NBA uniform.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Charlotte back into the NBA, since we appreciate how supportive their fans have been in the past. We are particularly excited to have Robert Johnson as our newest owner. Bob has shown a great understanding for building a new company, and we are confident in his ability to develop a strong NBA organization.
epitomized hard work, dedication and perseverance, and more importantly compassion, kindness and selflessness.
He's grateful he's been given a chance to live his life. Like all human beings he has good and bad.
Neither my wife nor my two sons would agree with that. In fact, they would take strong issue with it.
Now, it's a much more casual approach. But our referees are always attired a certain way based upon their job description when they come into the building. Our coaches are attired a certain way when they come on the court. We decided that it was time (for the players).
For the week of the all-star celebrations we are going to see a merger between the basketball capital of the world and the entertainment capital of the world. We're looking forward to what we think will be one of the best all-star celebrations of all time.
Basketball without Borders is truly a global program that transcends all boundaries. It unites young people from diverse cultural, national and economic backgrounds on four continents.
That would be a terrible thing all around. I doubt they want it to get to that point. Because I have seen it go bad. It would be too bad if there weren't a rational discourse to see whether something could be worked out.
If not, that's a decision we can accept. But then we'll have to act on it ourselves.
Did you say, 'Let's not bomb embassies, innocent people could be killed?'
Is the question do I think the officials miss a play? Absolutely!
But more important, as the smoke rises from the incense burned by men and women, their consciousness rides the smoke and blends with the divine emanations of cosmic light, allowing a brief spiritual attuning with the Divine Consciousness.