Acting

David Stern

David Stern en çok The Last Dance, Basketball: A Love Story ve Shut Up and Dribble ile tanınır. David Stern, 22 Eylül 1942 tarihinde doğdu. David Stern, 1 Ocak 2020 tarihinde 77 yaşında hayatını kaybetti.

Doğum tarihi: 22 Eylül 1942
Doğum yeri: New York City, New York, USA
Ölüm tarihi: 1 Ocak 2020 (77 yaşında)

Biyografi

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.