David Stern

David Joel Stern (English: David Joel Stern, September 22, 1942 - January 1, 2020), a Jewish American, joined the NBA in 1978, became NBA vice president in 1980, succeeded O'Brien as NBA president in 1984, retired on February 1, 2014, and served as NBA president for a total of 30 years. His successor was Silver. Stern graduated from Rutgers University in 1963 with a history degree and became a lawyer after graduating from Columbia University Law School in 1966. He later served as a member of the Board of Chancellors of Rutgers University and Chairman of the Board of Regents of Columbia University. On August 9, 2014, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced that David Stern was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. At around 2 pm U.S. time on December 13, 2019, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while dining at a restaurant in Manhattan and was immediately sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. He died of cerebral hemorrhage on January 1, 2020, U.S. time, at the age of 77.