David Stern
Actor
Biography
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
Untold: Malice at the Palace
as Self - NBA Commissioner (archive footage) 2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage) 2021
The Carter Effect
as Self 2017
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Bad Boys
as Self 2014
The Other Dream Team
as Himself 2012
Michael Jordan: His Airness
as Self 1999
Rodman: For Better or Worse
as Self (archive footage) 2019
Lenny Cooke
2013
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as Self 2005
Glickman
as Himself 2013
1 Love
as Self 2003
Allen Iverson - The Answer
as Himself 2002
Arvydas Sabonis 11
as Himself 2014
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Going Big
as Self 2012