Saturday 27 October 2012 15:30, UK
NBA commissioner David Stern has announced that he will step down from his role at the start of February 2014 - 30 years to the day after he took up the role.
"There will be plenty of time during the transition to laud at David for all the things you've been done for the NBA, and for sports generally you'll be remembered as the best of all time as commissioners go. "You've set the standard not only for sports league commissioners but for CEOs in any industry. It's been honor to work for you for the past year 20 years."
