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
I'm not big on looking back beyond the moment in which decisions and events occur. I'm always pushing forward.
I would say to Byron let me make that decision and he should focus more on basketball. And if you see him, tell him that. We're going to be back.
We're getting to a place where we have to make a decision relatively soon. I would hope by the end of next week we'll have something to say.
Those are decisions best left to elected officials, but there are choices that have to be made.
If (players) are really going to have a problem, they will have to make a decision about how they want to spend their adult life in terms of playing in the NBA or not, ... quite liberal and easygoing.
If not, that's a decision we can accept. But then we'll have to act on it ourselves.
(The playoffs are) a road you have to follow if you want to be considered among the great ones, because it demonstrates that you're either making the players around you better or management is putting better players around you in order to showcase your talent longer into the playoffs.
We think the nature of our fan would change dramatically because (inside) information becomes, you know something, you make a bet, somebody tells you something else and perhaps you even go away from the game unhappy because the home team won but they didn't cover.
I think that players play, and they compete, and it's not about incentives.
Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players.
With every day that goes by, there will be further reductions on what's left of the season
Our officials want nothing more than to be at the top of their professional game and make the correct call. That's what they do; that's their living, that's their pride, that's their joy. They don't achieve that because they happen to be human.
Everyone knows that if you can keep on making money, everyone's happy.
Follow your dreams and make the most of every experience.