"When you hear the Commissioner say things like that, you know you have to play 10 times harder to win," Bird said back then ...

(JTA) — David Stern, who in three decades as NBA commissioner guided the league from financial distress to become a multibillion-dollar global enterprise, died Wednesday. He was 77. His ...

David Stern, the former commissioner of the US National Basketball Association (NBA), has died at the age of 77. He had been in a serious condition after suffering a brain haemorrhage in December.

NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 50 Greatest Players at a press luncheon on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City. Joining Stern in the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Players, which tipped off ...

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As Barry stood beside Timmy, they waited for NBA Commissioner David Stern to call their names and receive their championship rings in front of the Spurs faithful. In a surprising twist ...

In the long view, however, all of the on-court, off-court, and in-court woes of the NBA have a common historical cause -- David Stern's implementation of the Superstar Syndrome way back in the 1980s.

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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who retired in 2014 after 30 years, has died, the league announced Wednesday evening. Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 12 and underwent emergency surgery.