National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, right, gives a basketball to Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin during a media event about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, right, gives a basketball to Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin during a media event about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.

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  1. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  2. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  3. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) holds a basketball with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin as they attend a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  4. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, right, gives a basketball to Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin during a media event about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  5. FILE -- This is a june 25, 2009, file photo showing NBA commissioner David Stern, left, posing with Ricky Rubio, of Spain, after being picked fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first round of the NBA basketball draft, in New York. Timberwolves president David Kahn says Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio has backed out of a deal to play in Minnesota this season. Kahn says the Wolves negotiated a deal on Saturday night with Rubio's Spanish pro team and agent Dan Fegan to bring the 18-year-old to Minnesota this fall. But Rubio informed Kahn on Monday night, Aug. 31, 2009, that he would prefer to stay in his homeland for two more years to better prepare himself for the NBA.
  6. LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: NBA Commissioner David Stern (L) and Los Angeles Lakers Executive Vice President of Business Operations Jeanie Buss present the Los Angeles Lakers with the championship rings before the season opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE.
  7. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  8. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  9. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  10. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  11. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) holds a basketball with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin as they attend a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  12. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  13. Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert looks on from the bench after fouling out during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Bloomington, Ind., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Indiana won 114-112.
  14. Indiana Pacers guard A.J. Price (22) puts up a shot against San Antonio Spurs center Antonio McDyess during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
  15. Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert, left, battles San Antonio Spurs center Theo Ratliff for a loose ball during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
  16. Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger, right, drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs forward Richard Jefferson during the first quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.

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