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comisario

The chief executive of the National Basketball Association or NBA. There are only four commissioners to date in the NBA’s history. As the sport’s chief executive, the commissioner is responsible for ensuring the league's normal business operations such as overseeing the management of the sport's referee crews, labor, marketing, and television contracts. The commissioner is also responsible for expanding the NBA both domestically and internationally.

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