Michael Moynihan: The power of one can be a force for good

I see that last week former NBA Commissioner David Stern died suddenly.

Michael Moynihan: The power of one can be a force for good
Mon, 06 Jan, 2020 - 05:00
Michael Moynihan

I see that last week former NBA Commissioner David Stern died suddenly.

Stern was a huge figure in US sport. He became NBA boss in 1984, just a couple of years after the NBA Finals were seen as small potatoes: they weren’t even broadcast live on television. Pro basketball was a minor sport, small-time and insignificant.

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