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David Stern Comments on Lakers’ Voided Trade for Chris Paul in 2011
- Updated: December 8, 2016
Thursday marked five years since the NBA vetoed a trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers, and former Commissioner David Stern discussed the controversial decision during a recent question-and-answer session with students from the Marist College Center for Sports Communication and Columbia University sports management program Tuesday.
Responding to a question regarding the call to cancel the blockbuster deal, Stern explained the NBA stepped in because the New Orleans Hornets were a league-owned entity when the deal was initially agreed upon.
“I’m going to correct your language: What ‘cancellation’? The GM [Dell Demps] was not authorized to make that trade,” Stern said (h/t RealGM). “And acting on behalf of owners, we decided not to make it. I was an owner rep. There was nothing to ‘void.’ It just never got made.”
Stern’s complete response can be heard beginning at the 1:01 mark below:
At the time of the veto, Stern merely cited “basketball …
