# David Stern

> David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. He oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. Stern 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 his 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.

*Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1942–2020)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/david-stern

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1942-09-22
- **Died:** 2020-01-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 12.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #248

## Platforms
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