Former National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, who overs...
- Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw the explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his tenure, has died at the age of 77, the league said on Wednesday.
Stern, who served 30 years as the NBA’s longest-tenured commissioner before Adam Silver replaced him on Feb. 1, 2014, had been in serious condition after undergoing emergency surgery on Dec. 12 in New York following a sudden brain hemorrhage. He also had a role in many other initiatives that helped shaped the league, including a drug policy, salary cap system and dress code.
Under Stern’s leadership, the league opened 13 global NBA offices and, in 1990, became the first U.S. professional sports league to stage a regular-season game outside North America when the Phoenix Suns played the Utah Jazz in Japan.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77David Stern died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage Dec. 12.
Read more »
Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at age 77During his 30-year tenure from 1984 to 2014, Stern took the NBA from a 23-team organization struggling to make a profit to a 30-team operation whose revenue increased by 30 times to a reported $5 billion.
Read more »
David Stern, former NBA commissioner, dead at 77David Stern, the former NBA commissioner who reshaped the league and presided over the its skyrocketing growth for three decades, has died, the league said Wednesday. He was 77.
Read more »
Former NBA commissioner David Stern dead at 77BREAKING: Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has died. He was 77.
Read more »
David Stern, Former NBA Commissioner, Dies at 77David Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, has died on New Year’s Day. He was 77.
Read more »