David Stern Catapulted NBA From Dark Ages To Global Icon

When David Stern took office as NBA commish in 1984, the league had a yearly revenue of $118mil and its championship games were on tape delay. When he retired in 2014, the league's yearly revenue had ballooned to $5.5bil and the NBA had become one of the country's top exports. We remember the life and legacy of one of sport's greatest commissioners.