Nba Commissioner Howard Stern

On february 1 1984 stern became the commissioner of the nba succeeding o brien during the league s recovery from its darkest period.

Nba commissioner howard stern. And during his tenure the league exploded in popularity. Stern built the model for professional sports in league operations public service global marketing. David stern the nba commissioner during the most successful period in league history has died the league announced wednesday.

He completed his 30 year tenure as nba commissioner on february 1 2014. Howard beck a senior writer for bleacher report has been covering the nba full time since 1997. Stern stepped into the role of nba commissioner in 1984 helping elevate the league to its highest heights.

Stern died as a result of the brain hemorrhage he. Stern served as league commissioner for 30 years from 1984 to 2014 and was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2014. Stern served exactly 30 years as the nba s longest tenured commissioner before adam silver replaced him on feb.

Instead of marketing the league s teams he changed the focus to its star players such as magic johnson and larry bird and michael jordan and charles barkley from the 1984 nba draft which was held soon after stern took office. It was one of the most perilous moments of stern s tenure as nba commissioner.