Ex-NBA commissioner David Stern suffered a "sudden brain hemorrhage" on Thursday and underwent emergency surgery, the NBA announced.
77-year-old Stern collapsed at the Brasserie 8 1/2 restaurant in Manhattan while dining on Thursday, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Stern was rushed to a nearby hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
Stern served as NBA commish from 1984 to 2014. He was the 4th NBA commish and current NBA commish Adam Silver was his protege.
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