David Stern

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is dead weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage.  The 77-year-old had been hospitalized since December 12th when he collapsed in a New York restaurant.  Stern spent 30 years as the head of the NBA, from 1984 to 2014, making him the longest commissioner in the league’s history.  Commissioner Adam Silver […]

Wow. This photo from Halloween shows the Spurs stars pointing toy guns at someone dressed as NBA ref Joey Crawford. There’s not much love lost between the Spurs and Crawford, but this is still shocking. Countdown to an epic fine… Tim Duncan is typically seen as one of the NBA’s good guys. Controversy rarely encircles the legendary […]

I watched curiously as Bryant Gumbel, host of “Real Sports,” referred to NBA Commissioner David Stern as a “modern day overseer.” The comments rocked the world, probably more so than anything Gumbel has ever said in the past. Based on Gumbel’s remarks over the years, I quietly suspect that beneath the polished, articulate demeanor lies […]

With 2 weeks of the NBA season already cancelled, many columnists and sports commentators have launched their verbal assaults towards the players, owners, and both parties in some instances at the same time. The latest, respected commentator to throw in his 2 cents in Bryant Gumbel, who recently called NBA Commissioner David Stern a “plantation […]