Acting

David Stern

David Stern is vooral bekend van The Last Dance, Basketball: A Love Story en Shut Up and Dribble. David Stern werd geboren op 22 september 1942. David Stern overleed op 1 januari 2020 op 77-jarige leeftijd.

Geboren: 22 september 1942
Geboorteplaats: New York City, New York, USA
Overleden: 1 januari 2020 (77 jaar)

Biografie

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.