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
Right now, we're operating on the assumption that the team is returning in 2007-2008. I think that that will pretty much reveal itself by this time next year -- the All-Star Game in Las Vegas.
preferred that we do it as a group.
Did you say, 'Let's not bomb embassies, innocent people could be killed?'
epitomized hard work, dedication and perseverance, and more importantly compassion, kindness and selflessness.
I've said it from Day 1 that Oklahoma City is a temporary, interim stop.
We think that our players are the most talented athletes in the world and people come to watch them play, not to fight, bump and knock each other down.
We think that basketball is the international language. It's a sport that was invented in America, but it travels the world. It's been an Olympic sport since 1936, and we have worked with many of the countries here.
a merger between the basketball capital of the world and the entertainment capital of the world.
The remarkable celebrity that NBA players hold empowers them to effect change.
This is an extraordinary person who just happens to be amongst the greatest fifty in NBA history and probably the best power forward to play the game. It's been fun to be along for that ride.
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).
A two-year suspension for a first offense would, as a practical matter, end the player's career in the vast majority of circumstances.
As it's properly understood, it will be embraced, ... The union's fine with it. It's quite liberal and easygoing.
that the combination of the global appeal of our game and the growth of television markets around the world meant that NBA games were going to be seen everywhere.