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Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:17 pm
by Singh
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:16 pm
by Superbone
Whoa. RIP. He did a lot for the NBA even if I don't appreciate his rulings on our Suns.
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:53 pm
by Superbone
Somebody on another board said the flags are at half mast in San Antonio.
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:13 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:53 pm
Somebody on another board said the flags are at half mast in San Antonio.
This is the polite version of the thoughts in my head when I saw the news on the ticker.
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:51 pm
by Mori Chu
Sad news. It came so suddenly, too, with that brain hemmorrhage and then his just collapsing and never recovering. He screwed over our Suns during the Nash years as we all know, but overall he managed the league into the huge success it is today. And you could tell that he really did love the game and its teams and players. One of the most substantial figures in the history of the league. He will be missed.
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 5:44 pm
by Indy
Most never survive the hemorrhage in the first place, especially a 77 year old. He does seem to be the most influential person in the history of the NBA.
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:23 pm
by Nodack
Rip
Re: Stern dead
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:04 pm
by The Bobster
Probably the greatest Commissioner in American sports history.
I can remember the day when CBS showing the NBA Finals games on tape delay because they didn't want to preempt their prime time schedule.
The league was seen as drug-riddled and too black, but after working with the players to install a salary cap and drug agreement, Stern was named Commissioner and over the course of his thirty year tenure the league went from talk of franchises folding to teams selling for billions of dollars.