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New York Times - Found 11 hours ago ?My mission,? he said, ?is to shake David Stern?s hand.? But after ... to be worlds away from a draft-night handshake with Stern, the ... Young, Talented and Unhappy Playing Basketball Overseas - International Herald Tribune Explore All |
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Deadspin - Found Nov. 6, 2009 ... housing bias lawsuit accusing him of all kinds of sleazy and thuggish behavior, none of which matters in David Stern's NBA if you're an owner. |
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NBA - Found Nov. 5, 2009 ... to be a woman who is coaching men, I want to be a coach who is coaching." NBA commissioner David Stern, a strong supporter of the development... Lieberman Breaks Another Basketball Gender Barrier - International Herald Tribune Nancy Lieberman breaks another gender barrier as D-League coach for ... - ESPN.com Lieberman breaks NBA coaching gender barrier - ESPN.com Women Hall of Famer to coach in NBA D-League - Individual.com Explore All |
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Science Daily - Found Nov. 3, 2009 Resources Preservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in Fort Collins, and David Stern of the Garlic Seed... Sustainably Grown Garlic - Red Orbit Consumers open up to wide varieties of garlic - Sify Sustainably grown garlic - Science Blog Explore All |
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ESPN.com - Found Oct. 31, 2009 STOLEN, and if you don't believe me, watch this movie -- by Clay Bennett and Aubrey McClendon as David Stern watched it happen for reasons... |
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ESPN.com - Found Oct. 30, 2009 Commissioner David Stern re-iterated again last week in briefings with reporters leading into opening night that his number-crunchers continue... |
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Dan's Take: A National Sports Blog With CT Flava' - Found Oct. 29, 2009 Commissioner David Stern has always dismissed the former referee?s claims, calling them a desperate act of convicted felon. |
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Sports Network - Found Oct. 28, 2009 NBA commissioner David Stern handed out the rings. Storylines to watch for Lakers, Clippers this season - SI.com Arash Markazi: Storylines to watch for Lakers, Clippers this season - SI.com Lakers receive rings; Kobe scores 33 to beat Clippers - TSN Lakers top Clippers in opener, 99-92 - Los Angeles Times Explore All |
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International Herald Tribune - Found Oct. 27, 2009 15 gold stars on the back, the Lakers' remarkably intact roster received its rings from NBA commissioner David Stern and Lakers executive vice... Los Angeles Lakers gets championship rings, raise banner - ESPN.com Lakers gets championship rings, raise banner - ESPN.com Lakers raise championship banner, get rings - NBA Lakers raise championship banner, get rings - MSNBC Explore All |
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International Herald Tribune - Found Oct. 27, 2009 Commissioner David Stern handed out diamond-encrusted rings to almost everyone from last season's team except for Ron Artest, who joined the... Lakers raise title banner, cut down Griffin-less Clippers - USA Today Champs begin title defense - CBSSports Los Angeles Clippers (0-0) at Los Angeles Lakers (0-0), 10:30 p.m. - Fresno Bee LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant slipped the ring on in the locker room, ... - Sympatico Explore All |
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David Stern
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| Born | David Joel Stern September 22, 1942 New York City, New York U.S. |
| Occupation | NBA Commissioner |
David Joel Stern1 is the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began his association with the NBA in 1966 as 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. Stern has served on the Rutgers University Board of Overseers and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.2
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David Stern born on September 22, 1942 in New York City, New York to a Jewish family that lost several members in the holocaust.3 He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Teaneck High School. Stern attended Rutgers University, where in 1960 he pledged to the Sigma Delta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. He graduated as a dean's-list history student in 1963 and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1966, and was admitted to the bar in New York later that year after passing the state's bar examination.1
His first association with the NBA in 1966 was as an outside counsel. In 1978, Stern became the NBA's General Counsel. By 1980, he was Executive Vice President of the NBA. During this time two landmark decisions were reached with the NBA Players' Association: drug testing and team salary cap.4 The drug testing dealt with the perception that most basketball players used drugs, that the NBA admitted it had a problem, and it was cleaning it up. The salary cap created a revenue-sharing system where owner and player were effectively partners. Both of these agreements solidified Stern's standing inside NBA circles.
On February 1, 1984, Stern became the fourth Commissioner of the NBA, succeeding Larry O'Brien. It was during that same year (1984-85) that four of the NBA's biggest superstars — Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton — entered the league.
The arrival of Michael Jordan, in particular, ushered in a new era of commercial bounty for the NBA. With him came his flair and talent for the game, and that brought in shoe contracts from Nike which helped to give the league even more national attention.5 Jordan and the two other premier basketball legends of the 1980s, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, took the game to new heights of popularity and profit. By 2004, Stern had seen the NBA expand from 23 to 30 franchises, expand into Canada, and televise games in countries around the world.
Stern also oversaw the creation of the WNBA, a professional women's basketball league. Under Stern's watch the NBA has undergone an unprecedented internationalization. Setting up NBA training camps and exhibition games around the globe as well as the influx of international players into the league which have played a role in developing the character of the NBA in the 21st century.6 The NBA now has 11 offices in cities outside the United States, is televised in countries around the world, in 42 languages, and operates the Women's National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Development League under the guidance of Stern.7
Under Stern's watch the NBA's charitable contributions have increased. Including the NBA's "Read to Achieve" and "NBA Cares" social programs, organized throughout various NBA communities.2
Stern was accused by former NBA official Tim Donaghy of fixing the sixth game of the 2002 Western Conference Finals. In this game the Los Angeles Lakers shot 27 free throws in the fourth quarter alone as well as numerous questionable calls throughout the game. Donaghy also claimed that the 2005 Western Conference first round between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks were fixed in the Rockets' favor for the first two games before the next two were fixed in the Mavericks' favor due to Mark Cuban complaining because of referees calling the game on one side. Donaghy's claims were dismissed by Stern as a rogue official grasping at straws.
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