Houston Chronicle · Dec 13, 2019
Former NBA commissioner David Stern has emergency brain surgery
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA commissioner David Stern had emergency surgery after suffering a brain hemorrhage while having lunch not far from league headquarters.
The league had no update on his condition Friday.
The 77-year-old Stern underwent the operation at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital after he was stricken at a midtown Manhattan restaurant.
Stern served exactly 30 years as the NBA's longest-tenured commissioner before Adam Silver succeeded him on Feb. 1, 2014.
The league made the announcement about Stern in a statement, saying its thoughts were with him and his family.
