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
Intel and Microsoft are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make that happen. They're smart companies. They make intelligent bets.
In my mind, there's been an enormous investment made and it's the beginning of a process that's quite extensive. As far as we understand it, the Nets are planning to be in Brooklyn in the next three years or so, but we don't control that process. All we do is get to receive their reports and ultimately approve the move.
Hip-hop is a style. Some of my owners are hip-hop, but they dress in a different fashion. Hip-hop doesn't mean sloppy.
For over two decades, Russ has been responsible for the day-to-day operation of the league.
If he bumped into him on the street and saw him somewhere in Tanzania, he wouldn't know who he was back in 1998.
I can say without reservation that Oklahoma City is now at the top of the list.
I don't think we are tough enough. Play the game, stop complaining, and if you don't like it, get a job someplace else. That's my rule. OK. That's the system and if they don't like, go to some other system. We have a great league here.
in anticipation of a return to New Orleans next season.
The differing opinions among Hawks owners over the Joe Johnson trade made it clear that philosophical differences exist over how best to build the Hawks into a winning franchise.
Allen proves as well as anyone else has ever proven that if you've got game and you leave it all out there, you pick up the admiration of people around the world. And we love to see that happening. Because that's what shows our game at its best, sort of the teamwork, what it takes to play at the level and what he's willing to put up with in terms of injuries to continue to excel at this level.
All corporations have a social responsibility to contribute to the health, welfare and advancement of the communities in which they operate, but professional sports leagues carry a special obligation,
The devastation of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region has made it necessary for the Hornets to move to a temporary location for the upcoming season. But it was important to the Hornets and the NBA that we maintain a presence in Louisiana in anticipation of a return to New Orleans next season.
The line is drawn, and my guess is that won't happen again ? certainly not by anybody who wants to be associated with our league.
The union's fine with it. It's quite liberal and easygoing.