Stern lost 32 games per team to the lockout of 1998-99, and many players, executives, and fans are worried that the full 82-game slate will be sacrificed at the altar of greed this time around.

ATLANTA – A full 40 minutes into his annual State of the NBA address, David Stern finally got around to mentioning that last night was Michael Jordan’s final All-Star Game. The commissi… ...

NBA Commissioner David Stern will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver.

Here are nine vignettes, shared over the years by David Stern and those who knew him best, that capture the convictions and compassion of a man whose impact on the game is as great as any other.

HOUSTON -- David Stern is overseeing his last All-Star Weekend as commissioner of the NBA. Something he almost seemed giddy about. "Praise the Lord," Stern interjected in a question that began by ...

When David Stern announced he was stepping down as commissioner in 15 months on Thursday, he tried, or at least feigned trying, not to reminisce on his time as commissioner. But Stern also likes to ...

— -- Former NBA commissioner David Stern, who infamously vetoed a proposed 2011 trade that would have sent All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers, said attempts to rework ...