David Stern

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Who is 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.

Stern has served on the Rutgers University Board of Overseers and is a Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

On October 25, 2012, Stern announced that he would step down as NBA commissioner on February 1, 2014, 30 years to the day after beginning his tenure as commissioner. His deputy, Adam Silver, is his successor. On February 14, 2014, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Stern would be a member of its 2014 induction class.

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Born
Sep 22, 1942
Manhattan
Also known as
  • David Joel Stern
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Rutgers University
  • Columbia Law School
Lived in
  • New York City
  • Teaneck

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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