David Stern

Extracted Attributes

• Role

  Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)

• Spouse

  Dianne Stern

• Parents

  Anna Stern (née Bronstein), William Stern

• Children

  Eric Stern, Andrew Stern

• Education

  Rutgers University, Columbia Law School

• Full Name

  David Joel Stern

• Occupation

  Lawyer, Business Executive

• Nationality

  American

• Date of Birth

  1942-09-22

• Date of Death

  2020-01-01

• Place of Birth

  New York City, New York, United States

• Place of Death

  Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

• Key Achievements

  Transformed NBA into a global sport, expanded international reach, established 12 international offices, broadcast to over 200 territories in 40+ languages, launched NBA.com, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, founded WNBA, founded NBA G League, established NBA Cares program, NBA Draft Lottery, Basketball Without Borders

• Other Affiliations

  Rutgers University Board of Overseers, Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Chair of JALC's Marketing Committee, Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations

• Stance on Gambling

  Anti-gambling (during his tenure as NBA Commissioner)

• Hall of Fame Inductions

  Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame

• Tenure as NBA Commissioner

  30 years (1984-2014)

Timeline

• Born David Joel Stern in New York City, New York, United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  1942-09-22

• Began his career with the National Basketball Association (NBA) as outside counsel. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1966

• Joined the NBA as general counsel. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1978

• Became the NBA's executive vice president. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1980

• Appointed Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), succeeding Larry O'Brien. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1984-02-01

• Served as Commissioner of the NBA for 30 years, overseeing its transformation into a global sport, expanding its international reach, and launching digital platforms like NBA.com, NBA TV, and NBA League Pass. During this period, he also helped found the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA G League. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1984-2014

• Launched the NBA Cares social responsibility program. (Source: Web Search)

  2005

• Retired as NBA Commissioner, succeeded by Adam Silver. He was the longest-tenured commissioner in major North American sports leagues at the time. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2014

• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (Source: Web Search)

  2014

• Suffered a brain hemorrhage and underwent emergency surgery after collapsing at a Manhattan restaurant. (Source: Web Search)

  2019-12-12

• Died at the age of 77 due to a brain hemorrhage. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2020-01-01

• Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  Posthumous

David Stern

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. Stern 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. Stern started with the NBA in 1966 as an outside counsel, then 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. After 30 years, Stern retired in 2014 as the longest-tenured commissioner in the history of major North American sports leagues (though his record has since been broken). He was succeeded by Adam Silver. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and FIBA Hall of Fame. Stern was on the Rutgers University Board of Overseers, a Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and chair of JALC's Marketing Committee, and was a Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Web Search Results

• David Stern - Wikipedia

  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. Stern 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 [...] David Stern was born in Manhattan, New York City, one of three children of Anna (née Bronstein, 1918–1990) and William Stern (1918–1980), a Jewish family. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and his father ran a Jewish delicatessen in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Stern grew up a New York Knicks fan, considered Carl Braun "Carl Braun (basketball)") his hero, and attended games at Madison Square Garden "Madison Square Garden (1925)") with his father. He played basketball briefly in [...] Stern started with the NBA in 1966 as an outside counsel, then 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. After 30 years, Stern retired in 2014 as the longest-tenured commissioner in the history of major North American sports leagues (though his record has since been broken). He was succeeded by Adam Silver. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and

• David Stern (activist) - Wikipedia

  David Stern was Executive Director of Equal Justice Works, a national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC working to create a just society by mobilizing the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice. He is former president of the Stern Family Fund, a private foundation "Foundation (nonprofit organization)") that supported policy-oriented government and corporate accountability projects. ## Professional career [...] Stern graduated from Union College in 1982 and the Georgetown University Law Center in 1985. Following law school, he clerked for two federal judges in Baltimore and worked for a public interest law firm before joining Equal Justice Works, then known as the National Association of Public Interest Law (NAPIL). Hired in 1992 to create a postgraduate fellowship program for the organization, Stern became the executive director in 1995. [...] The Sterns have supported reform efforts that attack the root causes of societal problems rather than simply attempting to alleviate the symptoms of these problems. As president of the Stern Family Fund — the foundation the family operated until 2007 — David Stern expanded the work of his father, philanthropist and author Philip Stern.

• NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern dies at 77 | NBA.com

  David Joel Stern was born Sept. 22, 1942, in New York, where he grew up a Knicks fan and worked in his fathers’ deli. A graduate of Rutgers University and Columbia Law School, he was dedicated to public service, launching the NBA Cares program in 2005 that donated more than $100 million to charity in five years. [...] NEW YORK — David Stern had basketball as a passion and law as a profession, one he figured he could return to if a job at the NBA didn’t work out. He never did. Instead he went to Europe, Asia and plenty of other places around the world, bringing with him a league that was previously an afterthought in the U.S. and turning it into a global powerhouse. Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner and one of the best in sports history, died Wednesday. He was 77. [...] Stern had been involved with the NBA for nearly two decades before he became its fourth commissioner on Feb. 1, 1984. By the time he left his position in 2014 — he wouldn’t say or let league staffers say “retire,” because he never stopped working — a league that fought for a foothold before him had grown to a more than $5 billion a year industry and made NBA basketball perhaps the world’s most popular sport after soccer.

• Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dead at 77

  Home/Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dead at 77 Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dead at 77 David Stern, the former commissioner of the National Basketball Association widely credited with leading the league through a period of tremendous growth, died Wednesday. He was 77. In a statement, the NBA said Stern had died “as a result” of a brain hemorrhage he suffered Dec. 12. At the time, ESPN reported that Stern underwent emergency surgery after he collapsed at a Manhattan restaurant. [...] David Joel Stern was born on Sept. 22, 1942, in New York. A graduate of Rutgers University and Columbia Law School, he was dedicated to public service, launching the NBA Cares program in 2005 that donated more than $100 million to charity in five years. @ScottiePippen [...] Stern, who was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, is survived by wife Dianne and sons Eric and Andrew. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Source: Fox News Contact Us Financial Information Linking Policy Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions EEO Policy Legal Notices ADA Assistance © 2019 Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [](

• David Stern - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

  expanded its reach across the world as Stern fashioned the NBA into a global phenomenon. His influence is still tangible with Stern-led initiatives such as the WNBA, NBA Cares, the NBA Draft Lottery, and Basketball Without Borders. The NBA also added seven new franchises, signed lucrative television deals, and formulated a business model that was the envy of all during the Stern era. Stern was arguably the greatest and most influential commissioner in the history of American sports. [...] David Stern began his amazing journey to the NBA’s top spot in 1978, when, as a young and ambitious attorney at a New York law firm, he was named General Counsel to the still fledgling sports league. Fresh out of Columbia Law School, and soon to be named the League’s fourth commissioner, Stern wasted no time turning the NBA into the world’s premiere sports league. His 30-year run as commissioner saw the game experience tremendous growth across all sectors. That growth knew no borders as the NBA [...] Home Hall Of Famers David Stern # David Stern

• Award

  FIBA Hall of Fame

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Rutgers University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  screenwriter

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  9/22/1942

• Date Of Death

  1/1/2020

• Place Of Birth

  New York City

• Place Of Death

  Manhattan

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. Stern 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. Stern started with the NBA in 1966 as an outside counsel, then 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. After 30 years, Stern retired in 2014 as the longest-tenured commissioner in the history of major North American sports leagues. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and FIBA Hall of Fame. Stern was on the Rutgers University Board of Overseers, a Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and chair of JALC's Marketing Committee, and was a Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.