NBA commissioner David Stern to Retire Feb 1, 2014

CBS NBA insider Ken Berger sent out the following tweets this afternoon:

.@cbssports has learned that a target date for David Stern's retirement has been a major topic in owners' meetings the past two days in NYC.
— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) October 25, 2012

Multiple league sources say a specific retirement timeline and succession plan are being seriously discussed at the board meetings.
— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) October 25, 2012

Which were then confirmed by Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski:

David Stern will step down as NBA commissioner on Feb. 1, 2014, league sources tell Y! Sports. Deputy Adam Silver will replace Stern.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) October 25, 2012

Stern has been the league's commissioner since 1984, and of the four major sports he is the longest tenured at that position. While this is huge news on the NBA landscape, maybe it really shouldn't be all that surprising. Stern is 70 years old; nearly triple the average age of the players in his league.


It's been a long time since he shook hand's with #1 overall pick Hakeem Olajuwon on draft night...






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