The principals
NBA commissioner has something to prove this summer
Posted: Wednesday June 24, 1998 04:23 PM
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(Stephen Dunn/Allsport) |
David J. Stern
Commissioner, NBA
Stern generally is considered the most forward-thinking and successful
commissioner of a sports league in America today.
Since he took over as commissioner in 1984, revenues in the league have
quadrupled, the league has expanded by six teams and it has added a women's
league. More importantly, Stern has kept relative labor peace during his
watch; the league has not lost a regular-season game due to a strike or
lockout, continuing a 52-year streak.
Stern, with right-hand man Russ Granik, also has been instrumental in
introducing revenue sharing and a salary cap. He's negotiated successful TV
contracts worth nearly $100 million to each team. And Stern has been the
driving force behind tougher disciplinary rules, suspending Latrell
Sprewell for a year after his altercation with coach P.J. Carlesimo and
calling for marijuana to be placed on the list of banned substances.
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