On December 13, Beijing time, the NBA suddenly announced that former President David Stern had a sudden intracerebral hemorrhage and underwent emergency surgery.
According to New York media reports, stern suddenly fell ill today. He was still eating in a restaurant in New York this afternoon. As a result, he had intracerebral hemorrhage. People at the scene called for emergency assistance and said that his heart beat stopped for a time. He was then taken to a hospital in Manhattan.
Stern, now 77, has served as president of the NBA for 30 years, which has greatly expanded the international market of the NBA and made it the world's top sports league.
Born into a Jewish family in New Jersey, stern passed the New York State judicial examination. He is known for his shrewd mind, completely changed the bad name of the NBA in the 1970s, and shaped the league's business model.
After stepping down from the NBA in 2014, stern did not completely retire, still often appeared in the media, and still advocated the legalization of medical marijuana and gambling in the NBA.