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David Stern, a Rare card
David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 2014.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 320,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
David Stern quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Stern card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most ______ sports during the 1990s and 2000s.
Answer
popular. He oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. From the David Stern article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alex Michelsen. Alex Michelsen 490,000 · David Stern 320,000 · Fred Couples 240,000 · Ken Stabler 190,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s.
- Stern is credited with developing and broadening the NBA's audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibition games, and recruiting more international players.
- In addition, with his guidance, the NBA opened 12 offices in cities outside the United States, and broadcast to over 200 territories in over 40 languages.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Stern article was read about 320,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get David Stern
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, David Stern (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cody Mulcahy ( Flickr profile and personal homepage ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
