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Charles Barkley called David Stern's bluff about NBA 'betting' banishment: Mark Jackson
On his podcast, Mark Jackson recalled a now-humorous story that happened in 1990, when he was on the Knicks and Charles Barkley was on the 76ers.
Dan Patrick: Allen Iverson wasn't impetus for infamous NBA dress code
David Stern once claimed that the NBA dress code most commonly attributable to Allen Iverson was actually because of Steve Nash.
USA hoops needed this 'good humbling'
Team USA basketball may have needed a "good humbling" as NBA commissioner David Stern once said.
We lost so many sports legends in 2020
We lost so many of them this year. Maybe there are facts and figures that can dispute this. Every year brings loss, after all. Every year reminds us that time...
Bill Simmons mailbag inspired LeBron James 'Decision' that David Stern never wanted
It’s a trip down memory lane. A look back at the moment LeBron James became a sports villain. The circumstances that led him to pursue his own show to announce...
Magic Johnson bids final farewell to 'angel' David Stern
Magic Johnson fought back tears Tuesday as he eulogized the man he referred to more than once as “my angel.” Johnson was one of several boldfaced NBA names — also...
Knicks, Lakers cancel practices to attend David Stern memorial
CLEVELAND — The Knicks will pay their respects instead of practicing. The Knicks and Lakers cancelled their practices so they can attend David Stern’s private memorial service at Radio City...
This alternate Mets reality could have changed everything
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers haven’t been a perfect franchise through the decades. There were the Frank McCourt years, when the Dodgers’ then-owner tried to turn Dodger Stadium into a...
NBA coaches: David Stern instrumental in growing sport
DALLAS — David Stern reshaped the NBA into the global giant it is today. As those throughout the league reflected on the former commissioner’s passing Wednesday, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson...
Le'Veon Bell's needle claim leads suspect moments to close 2019
My best career advice came from a man who lectured that the essential ingredient for success “is sincerity. Sincerity. Why sincerity? Because once you’ve learned how to fake sincerity ...”...
Nets' dilemma could worsen with Garrett Temple uncertainty
DALLAS — The Nets’ backcourt problems could hit DEFCON Level 2 on Thursday with Garrett Temple questionable with a sore knee. “[Temple] did not practice. He’s got a sore knee,...
Incredible Knicks scene was everything David Stern stood for
Madison Square Garden fills up for almost every Knicks home game even though the product on the court hasn’t been much to brag about for a while. The franchise can...
Michael Jordan, Mike Francesa and others honor the late David Stern
Former NBA commissioner David Stern died on New Year's Day at 77, prompting tributes from all corners of the sports world, including Michael Jordan. Jordan became the face of basketball...
David Stern, former NBA commissioner, dead at 77
David Stern, the former NBA commissioner who turned the league into a powerhouse over three decades, died Wednesday at the age of 77, the league announced. Stern had been hospitalized...
David Stern still in serious condition following brain hemorrhage
David Stern "remains in serious condition" five days after suffering a brain hemorrhage, the NBA said in a statement Tuesday. The former NBA commissioner underwent emergency surgery last Thursday in...
Ex-NBA commish has emergency surgery after collapsing in NYC restaurant
David Stern — who spent three decades as the most successful commissioner in NBA history — underwent emergency surgery Thursday for a brain hemorrhage, according to a statement from the...
Knicks fan David Stern has special Hall of Fame task
He is allowed to be a fan again, which makes David Stern’s sacred task Friday night so enjoyable. Always, hidden beneath the professional veneer and the formal burden of the...
Michael Jordan's baseball foray: The inside story, 25 years later
The White Sox minor-league staff was packed into a trailer in Sarasota, Fla., early on the morning of March 31, 1994. Spring training was coming to a close, and the...
9/11 museum remembers sports' contributions to healing
Thursday night inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, the heads of various sports leagues will convene for the first time together since the horrific Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to commemorate...
Stan Van Gundy buries ugly history to join ESPN
Stan Van Gundy is going from ripping ESPN to joining it. Van Gundy, who threatened to boycott the network last season, will be a studio analyst across the network’s array...