In today’s episode of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Legends Podcast host Kyle Belanger speaks with Class of 2014 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinee, and one of the most influential commissioners in American sports history, David Stern. Topics include what his hopes were for the NBA Lottery system, what his top priorities were when taking over as commissioner, and what the early discussions were like when creating the WNBA. He also mentions basketball’s international push and how basketball makes the overseas jump more than any other North American sport.
Make sure to watch David Stern’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjuJqR-UmS0 and view his Hall of Fame profile at http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/david-stern/ .