David Stern
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David Stern was the longtime commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who oversaw its global expansion and transformation into a major international sports brand.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| David Joel Stern | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | salary cap system in the NBA ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia Law School
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Rutgers University ⓘ |
| awardReceived | induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-01-01 ⓘ |
| employer | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| endTime | 2014-02-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Stern ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
professional basketball
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sports management ⓘ |
| fullName |
David Stern
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surface form:
David Joel Stern
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| givenName | David ⓘ |
| instrumentalIn |
launch of the NBA Development League
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launch of the WNBA ⓘ |
| knownFor |
global expansion of the NBA
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negotiating lucrative television contracts for the NBA ⓘ supporting creation of the NBA Development League ⓘ supporting creation of the WNBA ⓘ transforming the NBA into a major international sports brand ⓘ |
| legalEducation | Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| memberOf | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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lawyer ⓘ |
| oversaw |
NBA expansion into Canada
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NBA expansion into global markets ⓘ growth of NBA media and broadcasting deals ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commissioner of the National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Larry O’Brien
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Larry O'Brien
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| promoted | NBA games and marketing in international markets ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Dianne Bock Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984-02-01 ⓘ |
| successor | Adam Silver ⓘ |
| workedAs | outside counsel to the NBA before becoming commissioner ⓘ |
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David Joel Stern