David Stern

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.

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Monday Night Madness

(1989) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	N/A	Gap Year 2020-12-01 Movie
2012	N/A	Going Big 2012-12-20 Movie
	Himself	The Other Dream Team 2012-09-28 Movie
2005	Self	The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World 2005-02-23 Movie
2003	Himself	1 Love 2003-12-02 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1989	Producer	Monday Night Madness 1989-01-29 Movie
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