David Stern

Biography

David Stern, an American lawyer and business executive, led the National Basketball Association as commissioner from 1984 to 2014. Born in Manhattan and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, he studied at Rutgers University and Columbia Law School, then joined a law firm long tied to the NBA, where he helped negotiate a settlement that let the NBA and ABA merge. He moved to the league in 1978 as its general counsel, became executive vice president in 1980, and took over as commissioner in 1984 from Larry O'Brien. During his tenure the NBA grew internationally and added teams in Canada, and the league founded the WNBA and the NBA G League. It also launched NBA.com and NBA TV and created the NBA Cares program. He retired in 2014, entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame that year, and was named to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He died in 2020.

77years old at death

Born September 22, 1942New York City
Died January 1, 2020Manhattan
Star sign: VirgoLast day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
David Joel Stern (birth name)Also credited as David J. Stern

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 23 years1999 to 2022

Every film, newest first

2022Untold: Operation Flagrant FoulIMDb rating 6.8
2017The Carter EffectIMDb rating 7.1
1999Michael Jordan: His AirnessIMDb rating 8.0

Genres

David Stern movies on Netflix

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul2022IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
The Carter Effect2017IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0as Himself

Worked with

David Stern shares two films with Michael Jordan, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Michael Jordan

Phil Jackson

Kobe Bryant

Will Lyman

Charles Barkley

Dennis RodmanDavid Terry FineDirector, 1 film Sean MenardDirector, 1 film Larry WeitzmanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Michael Jordan2 films together, 1999 to 2022
Michael Jordan's page
- Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul2022IMDb rating 6.8Stern as HimselfJordan as Himself
- Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0Stern as HimselfJordan as Himself
Phil Jackson2 films together, 1999 to 2022
Phil Jackson's page
- Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul2022IMDb rating 6.8Stern as HimselfJackson as Himself
- Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0Stern as HimselfJackson as Himself
Kobe Bryant1 film together, 2022
Kobe Bryant's page
- Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul2022IMDb rating 6.8Stern as HimselfBryant as Himself
Will Lyman1 film together, 1999
Will Lyman's page
- Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0Stern as HimselfLyman as Narrator
Charles Barkley1 film together, 1999
Charles Barkley's page
- Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0Stern as HimselfBarkley as Himself
Dennis Rodman1 film together, 1999
Dennis Rodman's page
- Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0Stern as HimselfRodman as Himself
David Terry FineDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by David Terry Fine
- Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul2022IMDb rating 6.8Stern as Himself
Sean MenardDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Sean Menard
- The Carter Effect2017IMDb rating 7.1Stern as Himself
Larry WeitzmanDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Larry Weitzman
- Michael Jordan: His Airness1999IMDb rating 8.0Stern as Himself

Awards

Five awards and honors from 2012 to 2021.

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David Stern's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2021	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (posthumous)	Won
2012	Silver Olympic Order	Won
	Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania	Won
	FIBA Hall of Fame	Won
	Honorary doctor of Rutgers University	Honorary

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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