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David Stern

Known for: Acting

Born 22/09/1942
Died 2020-01-01
Place of birth New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Basketball: A Love Story Series ★ 7,3

Basketball: A Love Story

Self

2018

Basketball: A Love Story Series ★ 7,3

Basketball: A Love Story

Self (archive footage)

2018

The Last Dance Series ★ 8,3

The Last Dance

Self

2020

Shut Up and Dribble Series ★ 1,0

Shut Up and Dribble

Self - Former NBA Commissioner

2018

Rodman: For Better or Worse Film ★ 8,2

Rodman: For Better or Worse

Self (archive footage)

2019

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy Film ★ 6,9

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Self (archive footage)

2021

The Redeem Team Film ★ 7,4

The Redeem Team

Self - NBA Commissioner (1984-2014) (archive footage)

2022

Untold: Malice at the Palace Film ★ 7,2

Untold: Malice at the Palace

Self - NBA Commissioner (archive footage)

2021

Film ★ 3,7

1 Love

Self

2003

Michael Jordan: His Airness Film ★ 7,1

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Self

1999

Bad Boys Film ★ 7,7

Bad Boys

Self

2014

Mike and the Mad Dog Film ★ 7,0

Mike and the Mad Dog

Self

2017

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World Film ★ 7,8

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

Self

2005

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul Film ★ 7,0

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul

Self (archive footage)

2022

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers Film

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

1990

Lenny Cooke Film ★ 6,8

Lenny Cooke

2013

Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness Film

Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness

Self - Commissioner of the NBA

1989

The Carter Effect Film ★ 7,0

The Carter Effect

Self

2017

Going Big Film ★ 7,0

Going Big

Self

2012

Glickman Film ★ 8,7

Glickman

Self

2013

Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft Film ★ 7,5

Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft

2021

Arvydas Sabonis 11 Film ★ 8,2

Arvydas Sabonis 11

Himself

2014

The Golden Generation Film ★ 10,0

The Golden Generation

Self

2018

34 Film ★ 6,5

34

Self (archive footage)

2021

The Other Dream Team Film ★ 7,2

The Other Dream Team

Self

2012

Gap Year Film

Gap Year

2020

Allen Iverson - The Answer Film ★ 6,8

Allen Iverson - The Answer

Himself

2002

Basketball Man Film ★ 2,0

Basketball Man

Self

2007