David Stern

Acting

Born 1942-09-22 Died 2020-01-01 New York City, New York, USA 27 credits FIBA Hall of Fame 1 honorary doctor of Rutgers University 1 Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 1 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 1

Awards

Won 1 FIBA Hall of Fame Award

FIBA Hall of Fame 1 won

— FIBA Hall of Fame Won

honorary doctor of Rutgers University 1 won

— honorary doctor of Rutgers University Won

Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 1 won

— Merits to Lithuania Won

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 1 won

2021 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Won

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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.