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Ex-NBA Head David Stern Hospitalized For Sudden Brain Hemorrhage
BREAKING: The NBA said in a statement Thursday evening its "thoughts and prayers" were with Stern and his family.
NEW YORK — David Stern, who served as commissioner of the NBA for three decades and stepped down in 2014, has been hospitalized in New York City after suffering a "sudden brain hemorrhage."
The NBA said in a statement Thursday evening that Stern underwent emergency surgery.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with David and his family," the NBA said.
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Stern, 77, was at the Brasserie 8 1/2 restaurant near Central Park in Manhattan when he collapsed, ESPN reported. He was immediately rushed to a hospital.
The FDNY told media outlets it was called around 2 p.m. Thursday for a cardiac arrest.
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Stern collapsed at the Brasserie 8.5 Restaurant in Manhattan today and was rushed to the hospital for the emergency surgery. https://t.co/qPbSbdotFr
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 13, 2019
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