Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008

There is a whole other game that goes on behind the scenes in any sport. TIME has chosen some of the notable — and not so notable — sports executives and asks you to vote on who plays the game best

By Sean Gregory, Josh Tyrangiel, Adam Smith, Hannah Beech, Kristina Dell, Andrew Downie, Uki Goni, Jeff Israely, Tony Karon, Glen Levy, Catherine Mayer, Simon Robinson, Bill Saporito, and Yuri Zarakhovich

David Stern

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Age: 65
Title: Commissioner, NBA

PRO: A nice year for Stern. The NBA's ratings increased, Stern threw himself and the league into pro bono work for New Orleans at the All-Star break and the Celtics-Lakers Finals matchup was a dream.

CON: Tim Donaghy.

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