Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

USA TODAY looks at five ways former NBA commissioner David Stern changed the league, from TV contracts to player marketability to social campaigns.

Visionary David Stern, who died Wednesday, turned the NBA into a popular and global multibillion-dollar business over his 30 years as commissioner.

The NBA’s proposal for an in-season tournament includes a $1 million bonus for each player on the winning team, according to a memo sent to teams.

The league announced in a statement that former commissioner David Stern underwent emergency surgery after suffering a sudden brain hemorrhage.

Just because the New York Knicks fired coach David Fizdale doesn’t mean their problems are solved. No, the issues go much deeper than coaching.

The NBA is considering significant changes to its schedule: fewer games, in-season tournament, play-in games for the playoffs and playoff re-seeding.

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of human rights abuses in Turkey, spoke at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

There’s no other way around it: Gordon Hayward’s broken hand is awful. For Hayward, the Celtics and the NBA just as he was back in All-Star form.

The NBA supported the Clippers’ decision to rest Kawhi Leonard in a national TV game, but Doc Rivers’ comments seemingly undercut the league.

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns suspended two games by NBA after fight in Wednesday night’s game.