
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.
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