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    David Stern, NBA commissioner who oversaw global growth, dies at 77

    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Jan 01, 2020 3 minutes

    David Stern, the longtime NBA commissioner who shepherded the NBA from the edges of disaster to unimaginable success, has died at age 77.

    Stern died Wednesday as the result of a brain hemorrhage he suffered Dec. 12 in New York, according to a statement released by the league.

    For 30 years, Stern oversaw the NBA as it grew into a viable domestic and global product. Under his leadership, the NBA added seven franchises to expand to 30 teams. He negotiated big-money television deals, organized the league offices to include 13 around

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