Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77

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A titan of sports leadership, Stern took over as NBA commissioner in 1984 and oversaw the growth of the league from a struggling entity to an international powerhouse. When Stern took office, NBA playoff games were regularly broadcast on tape delay on CBS. By the time he handed the reins to his deputy Adam Silver in 2014, 30 years to the day after he took over, NBA basketball as a spectator sport was an international powerhouse with fans across the globe.

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