David Stern, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, listens to a question during a news conference at United Nations headquarters in New York in this April 23, 2008 file photo. The NBA is awash in red ink yet Commissioner David Stern is showing the same confidence -- the same swagger -- Michael Jordan displayed while cradling the ball at the top of the key with the clock winding down. Just like Jordan believed no one could stop his moves to the hoop, Stern speaks as if nothing, not even an economic recession, can undermine the 63-year-old league. To match feature NBA/STERN REUTERS/Chip East/Files (UNITED STATES HEADSHOT HEALTH SPORT BASKETBALL)
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