Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1942-09-22
Day of Death
2020-01-01
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
David Stern
Biography
David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014 and oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. He is credited with developing and broadening the NBA's audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibition games, and recruiting more international players. In addition, with Stern's guidance the NBA opened 12 offices in cities outside the United States, and broadcast to over 200 territories in over 40 languages. Stern also helped found the Women's National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's development league. Under Stern, the NBA launched their digital presence with NBA.com, NBA TV and NBA League Pass. He also established the NBA's social responsibility program, NBA Cares.
Filmography (24)
The Redeem Team
2022
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
2022
34
2021
Untold: Malice at the Palace
2021
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
Gap Year
2020
Rodman: For Better or Worse
2019
The Golden Generation
2018
The Carter Effect
2017
Mike and the Mad Dog
2017
Arvydas Sabonis 11
2014
Bad Boys
2014
Lenny Cooke
2013
