Legend is dead: Being hailed by all

the Reactions from former and current star players pour in after the former NBA commissioner David Stern's death. Commissioner in american sports, the term for

Ann McDonald
Ann McDonald
02 January 2020 Thursday 04:00
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Legend is dead: Being hailed by all

the Reactions from former and current star players pour in after the former NBA commissioner David Stern's death. Commissioner in american sports, the term for the supreme leader of a confederation.

David Stern was commissioner of the u.s. basketballforbund from 1984 to 2014, when the NBA saw an explosive growth in popularity.

In 2014 he quit his as a commissioner, and 1. January 2020, he died at the age of 77 years due to a stroke,

- All members of the NBA family is the beneficiary of David's vision, generosity and inspiration, says the current commissioner, Adam Silver, in a press release.

- because of David, the NBA is a global brand, he says.

Several significant names in the basketballhistorien have expressed their condolences.

- Without David Stern would the NBA not be what it is today, says the former star for the Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan in a press release.

- He led the league through turbulent times and turned it into an international phenomenon, " says Jordan.

the Commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell, remember Stern "as a driving force in the sports world in decades," he says.

The current superstar of the sport LeBron James salute Stern for having changed many lives of young people.

- Your vision to make our game world was a vision that only you could have done, " says LeBron James.

The German basketball player Dirk Nowitzki, who was selected for the seasonal team 14 times in his career, says: 'we have lost a legend.'

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