David Stern
1942-09-22 (1942)New York City, New York, USAActing
Biography
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.
Known For
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
The Last Dance
TV • 2020
Shut Up and Dribble
TV • 2018
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
MOVIE • 2021
Bad Boys
MOVIE • 2014
The Redeem Team
MOVIE • 2022
Rodman: For Better or Worse
MOVIE • 2019
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
MOVIE • 2022
Untold: Malice at the Palace
MOVIE • 2021
Michael Jordan: His Airness
MOVIE • 1999
The Carter Effect
MOVIE • 2017
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
MOVIE • 2005
Lenny Cooke
MOVIE • 2013
The Other Dream Team
MOVIE • 2012
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
MOVIE • 1990
Gap Year
MOVIE • 2020
Going Big
MOVIE • 2012