RIP David Stern.
Among the many great tributes out there, I enjoyed David Aldridge’s (The Athletic): “He was a giant, the giant in my line of work, the biggest reason by far that the NBA is the business and entertainment leviathan it is today. Of course the greatness and personalities of Michael Jordan and LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and Isiah Thomas were driving forces for the league’s renaissance in the ’80s and ’90s. Of course people marveled at their brilliance and drive and the championships they won.