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David Stern
Actor
Born September 22, 1942 in 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
The Redeem Team
Self - NBA Commissioner (1984-2014) (archive footage)
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Self (archive footage)
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Self (archive footage)
Untold: Malice at the Palace
Self - NBA Commissioner (archive footage)
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
Gap Year
The Last Dance
Self
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Self (archive footage)
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Former NBA Commissioner
The Golden Generation
Self
Basketball: A Love Story
Self
The Carter Effect
Self
Mike and the Mad Dog
Self
Arvydas Sabonis 11
Himself
Bad Boys
Self
Lenny Cooke
Glickman
Self
Going Big
Self
The Other Dream Team
Self
Basketball Man
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Self
Allen Iverson - The Answer
Himself
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Self
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
Self - Commissioner of the NBA