The National Basketball Association is remembering David Stern as the driving force behind its rise to global prominence.
He died Wednesday after suffering complications from a brain hemorrage on December 12th.
Stern served as the N-B-A's commissioner for 30 years.
Raptors President Masai Ujiri is praising Stern for expanding the N-B-A to Canada.
The N-B-A is believed to be the world's second-most popular sports league after soccer