David Stern Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
David Stern Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame Watch Stern's moving acceptance speech CLICK TO WATCH Commissioner Emeritus, the National Basketball Association Longest Tenured Commissioner in Sports History (1984-2014) David J. Stern is the former commissioner of the NBA who built the model for professional sports in league operations, public service, global marketing and digital technology. Last week, Stern was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the thirty years he dedicated to the NBA, during which he became "professional sports' most popular leader," according to the Boston Globe . Stern left behind a powerful legacy: Forbes says Stern "belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of Most Influential Sports Business Leaders." Stern presided over a business transformation that is remarkable in the history of American enterprise, growing annual revenues to $5.5 billion with combined value of the teams of more than $2...