[The commissioner stopped short of saying the incident set the league back to the 1970s, when its image was of drugs and militants.] I didn't see that at all, ... In fact, in a funny kind of way, business was OK. ... Dress codes are a separate issue, a lot less important, but apparently more important to a lot of people than we would have thought.  -   David Stern     Quotes
[The commissioner stopped short of saying the incident set the league back to the 1970s, when its image was of drugs and militants.] I didn't see that at all, ... In fact, in a funny kind of way, business was OK. ... Dress codes are a separate issue, a lot less important, but apparently more important to a lot of people than we would have thought. David Stern