According to the words of the New York Observer, the NBA’s “annual television revenue was a mere $30 million; drug scandals dominated the headlines; the notion that the league could be a global enterprise was laughable; [and] it seemed more likely that the NBA might go the way of professional boxing or horse racing” (“David Stern’s Legacy”). In 1984, a young David Stern took the reigns and became the new commissioner of the National Basketball Association.
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Friday, February 7, 2014
How David Stern Helped Build Today's NBA
by: Micah Sokolsky
According to the words of the New York Observer, the NBA’s “annual television revenue was a mere $30 million; drug scandals dominated the headlines; the notion that the league could be a global enterprise was laughable; [and] it seemed more likely that the NBA might go the way of professional boxing or horse racing” (“David Stern’s Legacy”). In 1984, a young David Stern took the reigns and became the new commissioner of the National Basketball Association.
According to the words of the New York Observer, the NBA’s “annual television revenue was a mere $30 million; drug scandals dominated the headlines; the notion that the league could be a global enterprise was laughable; [and] it seemed more likely that the NBA might go the way of professional boxing or horse racing” (“David Stern’s Legacy”). In 1984, a young David Stern took the reigns and became the new commissioner of the National Basketball Association.
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