I was saddened to learn last night that the legendary Commissioner of the National Basketball Association -- DAVID STERN -- had passed away after suffering a brain hemorrhage a couple of weeks earlier.
I had the great honor (and I mean that) of working with David Stern for a few years.
My David Stern story began with an idea I had to create a magazine for disadvantaged youth in the inner cities all over America. I had been observing horrid high school graduation rates among kids in the Detroit Public Schools -- and I thought that famous athletes (who graduated from high school and went on to college) could reach these kids by telling their stories and motivating them to stay in school and get an education.