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David Stern

Sep 22, 1942 - Jan 01, 2020 (77 years old) in New York, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

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The Last Dance
Self
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Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
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Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Former NBA Commissioner
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
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Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Self (archive footage)
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The Redeem Team
Self - NBA Commissioner (1984-2014) (archive footage)
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Untold: Malice at the Palace
Self - NBA Commissioner (archive footage)
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Bad Boys
Self
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Rodman: For Better or Worse
Self (archive footage)
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Lenny Cooke
Self (archive footage)

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