What can you say about Commissioner David Stern? NBA fans can say a lot. Most of what you’d hear would be deemed as derogatory. For some reason, professional sports commissioners always invoke an emotional and controversial response from fans. Not today, however. February 1, 1984 – David Stern took the reigns from Larry O’Brien as the National Basketball Association’s Commissioner [...]
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October 26, 2012
Commissioner David Stern reportedly wants to bring an NBA team back to Seattle before he retires as planned in 2014.
NBA Rumors: David Stern Looking to Move Kings to Seattle Before Retirement
Ever since the Seattle Supersonics went bankrupt and moved to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder, the call to bring the franchise back has been in high demand. And right now, the demand is higher than ever.
With David Stern announcing that he will step down as the NBA’s commissioner in February 2014, the one big think he is looking to do is to bring a franchise back to the...
Heat players thankful for David Stern's tenure
MIAMI David Stern will have some rings to hand out Tuesday to the Heat. Miami forward Shane Battier will have something for Stern.
Stern announced Thursday he will retire as NBA commissioner Feb. 1, 2014. So when he greets the Heat before their regular-season opener, it will mark the next-to-last time he honors a defending champion.
Ill hug him because I enjoy my life, Battier...
NBA Finals Trophy renamed for David Stern?
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October 28, 2012
Recently, Nick Gelso posted a column on the impact of David Stern on the NBA and professional sports. Here’s an except: Though Commissioner Stern was handed a player and team rivalry that was destined to change sports television history, he was also handed a gym bag full of media, imaging and public relations debacles that [...]
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October 28, 2012
Report: David Stern determined to get an NBA team back in Seattle
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October 26, 2012
Jason Whitney
According to a report by Adrian Wojnarowskiof Y!, David Stern is determined to bring an NBA team back to Seattle before he retires in 2014.
According to Wojnarowski:
“Between now and his departure, Stern is determined to get a franchise back into Seattle, league sources said. He has become a strong ally of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s group to bring back the...
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October 26, 2012
David Stern to Retire After 2014
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October 26, 2012
In many ways David Stern transformed the game of basketball. But his era will end in 2014. He has had many critics, but regardless he has seen basketball grow into an international phenomenon and created a woman's league and men's developmental league. His legacy, to me, has been solidified. To read more click HERE.
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October 26, 2012
Afternoon Delight: Party Pooper
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October 26, 2012
David Stern's retirement in 2014 coincides with the termination of a certain rival's current contract - at which time he recently suggested he will also leave the NBA. The commissioner, likewise, has announced that he's turning his keys over to Adam Silver - just as said rival, Kobe Kidney Bean Bryant is supposedly preparing Dwight The Clown Howard to take over L.A...
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October 26, 2012
Defining Success for the 2012-2013 Boston Celtics
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October 29, 2012
It’s game six of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Boston Celtics are playing host to the Voldemort of the NBA, no not David Stern but the Miami Heat. With a 3-2 series lead, if you had asked any Celtics fan about what would make this season successful for the team heading into the game, it [...]
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October 29, 2012
David Stern says Barack Obama is not very good at basketball
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October 26, 2012
Andy FlintThe always colorful commissioner of the NBA, David Stern, had something to say about Barack Obama, not as a president, but as a basketball player. David Stern said “He’s (Barack) not very good“ in reference to the President’s game on a basketball court.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1lMYkMreUg0
Commissioner Stern has never been one...
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October 26, 2012
David Stern Talks About Barack Obama’s Basketball Skills (Video)
Soon-to-be retired NBA commissioner David Stern weighed on the 2012 Presidential Elections recently in an interview with Reuters, and talked about Barack Obama regarding his basketball skills.
Stern, who says he is a loyal Democrat, said that Obama’s basketball skills aren’t really that good and that he isn’t as good “as he thinks he is.” He also said Obama always goes...
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Steve Keane and I kick it off by discussing the Islanders move to Brooklyn. Is the brand damaged for good? Hear our thoughts.
David Stern will retire as NBA commissioner on February 1st, 2014; how will history view his performance?
Finally, we discuss FOX coverage of the World Series. Hint: too many crowd shots and Erin Andrews.
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October 29, 2012
The preseason is over; Now what?
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October 27, 2012
This is about the preseason. Not about anything else. Just as an FYI. I could discuss the comments David Stern made or whatever, or talk about the Adrian Wojnarowski article stating that the NBA Front Office is pressuring the Maloofs to sell to Chris Hansen which would allow the Kings to move to Seattle, but I won't. Nothing has changed on any front whether it's the 7% being...
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October 27, 2012
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