Salt Lake Mayor Deedee Corradini, Larry and Gail Miller, and NBA Commissioner David Stern enjoy a few moments together before the 1993 All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah .

Commissioner Stern talks basketball with Larry and Gail Miller at the Delta Center.

Sam Battistone, Larry Miller and NBA Commissioner David Stern inspect the construction progress on the team’s arena.

David Stern and Greg Miller, NBA Governor for the Utah Jazz.

Deron Williams shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern after being selected third overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2005 NBA Draft on June 28, 2005, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

NBA commissioner David Stern speaks at a luncheon honoring retired power forward Karl Malone and at the unveiling of the statue commissioned by the Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller on March 23, 2006 at the Delta Center.

NBA Commissioner David Stern (2L) gives an interview to local Utah Jazz TV station KJZZ prior to the Utah Jazz take on the Houston Rockets for Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on April 26, 2007.

Rudy Gobert shakes hands with NBA Commissioner, David Stern after being selected number twenty-seventh overall during the 2013 NBA Draft on June 27, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Karl Malone #32 of the Utah Jazz and NBA Commissioner David Stern poses for a portrait circa May 1997 with the MVP trophy in Salt Lake City.

Karl Malone #32 of the Utah Jazz poses for a portrait with NBA Commissioner David Stern circa May 1999 with the MVP trophy in New York City.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and David Stern at the Utah State of Sports Awards Luncheon on April 5, 2012.

David Stern and John Stockton at the statue unveiling ceremony at the arena in 2005.

David Stern attends Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs between the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz on May 6, 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.

NBA Commissioner David J. Stern and the Utah Jazz