David Stern and the New Orleans franchise will forever be tied at the hip in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but all of those positive notions of saving basketball in the Crescent City should have been unceremoniously set aside after reading through an article published yesterday by Sports Illustrated.
The former NBA commissioner spoke openly on various topics to Chris Ballard, ranging from LeBron James winding up with the Los Angeles Lakers to a changed stance on gambling to the Golden State Warriors’ dominance, but when it came time to discuss the failed Chris Paul to the Lakers trade, Stern didn’t show any restraint in calling out general manager Dell Demps and then throwing unnecessary gasoline on the ‘New Orleans may lose Anthony Davis’ argument.