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Knicks, Lakers Cancel Practice To Attend David Stern Memorial At Radio City

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — David Stern’s life and career will be celebrated Tuesday at a memorial service, three weeks after the former NBA commissioner’s death.

Friends, family and colleagues from around the basketball world will gather for the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, just a couple blocks from Stern’s longtime office at NBA headquarters.

Both the Knicks and Lakers reportedly canceled their practices in order to attend the private service. The teams face each other Wednesday night.

Stern died Jan. 1 at 77 after suffering a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 12 and undergoing emergency surgery.