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
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.
I think there are probably 1.3 billion reasons why China is important. And given the fact that basketball is the number one team sport among the kids in China, so it will seem to be natural that as China grows, so will the NBA business here grow.
Our minor league has a proven track record of developing talent both on and off the court, with more than 100 players, coaches, referees, athletic trainers and front-office personnel moving to NBA teams or the league office, and we look for that trend to continue.
Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players.
I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year.
Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.
We're just changing the definition of the uniform that you wear when you are on NBA business,
What he said was he had a conversation with a referee. I found that unacceptable and (also) his declining to identify him. ... He accepted the fine and acknowledged the statement that he got a call from an NBA referee was, shall I say in error, inaccurate. That makes it over.
The perception problem was there, and therefore it was real, ... We were focusing on that issue even before the brawl, but it certainly was an exclamation point in terms of perceptions of NBA players. We've got to do a better job of both acknowledging it and working to correct it.
We are pleased to have these renowned franchises represent the NBA in the most ambitious international competition in league history.
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.
Yes, there will be an NBA team here.
Russ and I have worked together on a daily basis for 29 years and everyone in the NBA family is aware of the enormity of his contributions to the success and growth of the league during that time,
The remarkable celebrity that NBA players hold empowers them to effect change.