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David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. He oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. Stern is credited with developing and broadening the NBA's audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibit…

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business · American businessman, lawyer, and NBA commissioner (1942–2020) · lawyer · entrepreneur · screenwriter · jurist · also David Stern, David J. Stern, Stern

Born 22 September 1942 · Died 1 January 2020 · Q347958

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Awarded Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2021).
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Earned Silver Olympic Order (2012).
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2026· 3 entries

Jun 24, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 4,167 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.9× the usual 706, with 0 article edits.

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Jun 14, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 5,892 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.3× the usual 706, with 0 article edits.

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Jun 9, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 3,204 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 706, with 0 article edits.

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2021· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2021Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2021).

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2020· 1 entry

Jan 1, 2020Documented record86% confidence

Died 2020-01-01.

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2019· 1 entry

Dec 12, 2019Documented record70% confidence

Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage and underwent emergency surgery

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2016· 1 entry

2016Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame

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2014· 2 entries

2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As the longest-tenured commissioner in the history of major North American sports leagues (though his record has since been broken)

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2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Stern was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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2012· 2 entries

Oct 25, 2012Documented record70% confidence

Stern announced that he would step down as NBA commissioner on February 1, 2014, after exactly 30 years in the role, longer than each of his three predecessors

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Jun 15, 2012Documented record84% confidence

Earned Silver Olympic Order (2012).

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2011· 1 entry

Dec 8, 2011Documented record70% confidence

Stern vetoed a three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, Lamar Odom to the league-owned Hornets, and Pau Gasol to the Rockets for what a spokesman would only say were "basketball reasons"

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2007· 1 entry

2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Stern injected himself in the controversy surrounding the purchase and subsequent relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics by Oklahoman Clay Bennett and his ownership group

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2006· 1 entry

Dec 11, 2006Documented record66% confidence

The NBA announced that it would in fact switch back to the leather ball starting on January 1, 2007

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2001· 2 entries

Jan 1, 2001Documented record76% confidence

“If these kids have the ability to get a little more maturity, a little more coaching, a little bit more life experience overall, that”

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2001Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Stern had stated, "If these kids have the ability to get a little more maturity, a little more coaching, a little bit more life experience overall, that's good

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2000· 1 entry

2000Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

It was revealed that the Minnesota Timberwolves had tampered with Joe Smith two years earlier by promising him a more lucrative contract in future years in exchange for signing him below market value so they could sign m

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1995· 1 entry

1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The NBA expanded into Canada, introducing the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies to the league

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1987· 1 entry

1987Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Started the shipping of VHS tapes from his New York office to China's state-run television station to expand the league's reach beyond North America

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1984· 2 entries

Feb 1, 1984Documented record70% confidence

Stern became the Commissioner of the NBA, succeeding O'Brien during the league's recovery from its darkest period

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Jan 1, 1984Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Commissioner of the NBA (1984–2014).

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1978· 1 entry

1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Stern left Proskauer Rose to become the NBA's general counsel under Commissioner Larry O'Brien

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1966· 1 entry

1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As an outside counsel, then joined the NBA in 1978 as general counsel and became the league's executive vice president in 1980

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1959· 1 entry

1959Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Stern went to Rutgers University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and graduated in 1963 with a B

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1942· 2 entries

Sep 22, 1942Documented record70% confidence

In Manhattan, New York City, one of three children of Anna (née Bronstein, 1918–1990) and William Stern (1918–1980), into a Jewish family

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Sep 22, 1942Documented record86% confidence

Born 1942-09-22.

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