David Stern Reportedly Tried to Stop LeBron James’ ‘The Decision’ from Happening

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Most everyone, LeBron James included, agrees The Decision was a bad idea. 

What we didn’t know—until now—is that the NBA reportedly tried to stop it from happening. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern called the television program “terrible” in Ian Thomsen’s book The Soul of Basketball.

“It was terrible,” Stern said (h/t ESPN’s Zach Lowe). “It was terrible on its own. It is fair to say that we knew it was going to be terrible, and we tried very hard for it not to happen.”

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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