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07/15/11 LOS ANGELES -- Cue NBA commissioner David Stern: "And with the second pick of the NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select ... Derrick Williams."
07/09/11 America may have perfected the sport - and will forever host the most popular league - but David Stern made it his mission to promote basketball and the NBA worldwide. He has done it successfully at nearly every stop, including Turkey, where Anthony Mason.
07/01/11 MIAMI (AP) -- Here's where all their age and experience, heartbreak and disappointment actually benefit Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. They've had two days to get ready for Game 6 of the NBA finals -- plenty of time to daydream about commissioner David Stern handing them the shiny, gold...
06/27/11 As you may know, I was pleading with the New York Knicks front office to trade up in Thursday's NBA Draft , hoping they would nab either Jimmer Fredette or a center that isn't named Jared Jeffries. However, as any lifelong Knicks fan could have suspected before David Stern even approached the podium, I was going to be sorely disappointed. The Knicks politely waited their turn to draft at No. 17 ...
06/24/11 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Kyrie Irving didn't know if he was going to be the No. 1 pick until NBA commissioner David Stern called his name.
06/23/11 The NBA Draft has it all. A new start for a lot of people. Over-analysis of almost every aspect of a basketball player. Random draftees jumping out of the crowd to scare/shock David Stern or, even better, Adam Silver. Newark. Jimmermania catching fire leading up to the draft. Mr. October potentially being picked in the first round. No basketball operations in eight days after gaining huge ...
06/23/11 The Utah Jazz, the last team Alec Burks auditioned for, selected the 6-foot-6 shooting guard with the No. 12 pick. "It was exciting," Burks said during a teleconference from the the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. not long after shaking NBA commissioner David Stern's hand.
06/20/11 One by one, commissioner David Stern will call the names of the newest NBA players Thursday in a building that won't have a team after the 2011-12 season. But Newark has some major players and is looking for more in its quest for an NBA team to call Prudential Center home after the Nets leave for Brooklyn.
06/20/11 Four down, 26 to go in the SB Nation 2011 NBA Mock Draft. Our friends at Raptors HQ , SB Nation's Toronto Raptors blog, have the choice for the No. 5 pick. Raptors HQ explains why Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight is the choice. "With the fifth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select Brandon Knight, from Kentucky." If those words are echoed by one David Stern come June 23, there ...
06/18/11 he handshakes came in rapid succession, one Tar Heel after another strutting onto the stage at Madison Square Garden to experience the rush. NBA commissioner David Stern welcomed each one.
06/16/11 Alec Burks doesn't just dream of the moment he will slowly walk across the stage and shake hands with NBA commissioner David Stern.
06/13/11 Long before the start of the 2010-11 NBA season, many people envisioned NBA commissioner David Stern on a stage at the American Airlines Arena in Miami with the Larry OBrien Trophy in hand to crown a champion.
06/13/11 MIAMI (AP) - Mark Cuban zipped his lips and won a championship. And when it was time for his old nemesis David Stern to hand him the shiny gold trophy, this was his big chance to say anything he wanted, with everyone watching.
06/09/11 DALLAS Repeating the words several times, David Stern made it clear NBA owners and players are very far apart on a new labor deal.And with the union saying the league hasnt moved off its harshest demands, it may be hard to get closer in time to prevent a lockout.
06/09/11 Repeating the words several times, David Stern made it clear: NBA owners and players are "very far apart" on a new labor deal.
06/08/11 Gregg Kilday "The Simpsons" movie director David Silverman will helm the feature, written by David Stern and Jim Hecht. read more
06/01/11 David Dow/NBAE/Getty Images The best young players, like Kyrie Irving, are in line to take a major hit. In Miami today, the NBA and its players union are engaged in the first day of what David Stern calls "full-blown" collective bargaining -- as opposed to smaller meetings that have been going on for weeks. Top of the agenda: How big a hit the players will take. It's crystal clear from both ...
05/15/11 NBA commissioner David Stern sipped his coffee, expecting to be asked for career advice. Across from him sat Suns president Rick Welts who had come to New York to say, finally, I am gay.
04/21/11 After the first weekend of the playoffs included several officiating issues, NBA commissioner David Stern said he envisions the league going to an NFL-style replay system to reduce controversies in the future.
04/18/11 With the 2011 NBA Draft steadily approaching, fans of teams that are no longer playing are salivating at the thought of adding new talent to their uninspiring rosters. Hope abounds at this time of year as the college superstars are all getting ready to gather together in Newark, New Jersey, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to walk across the stage and shake David Stern's hand. But it's ...
03/15/11 How many games do you figure David Stern threatened to suspend Stan Van Gundy should he dare again to publicly joust with the commissioner regarding referees' alleged mistreatment and failure to protect Dwight Howard, or any other taboo (see below) subject? I'm guessing plenty, without pay, plus a $1... | 
