Jan Hubbard spent eight years working for David Stern and offered his opinions on how he operates and how he is at his best.

"Behind closed doors, Stern is comfortable in a high-decibel atmosphere, and his management philosophy is that screaming can be terribly productive, rather than simply terrible," writes Hubbard.

Stern had a heated encounter with Dwyane Wade during Friday's meeting, where one of the NBA' biggest stars challenged the commissioner's behavior.

"(The confrontation) was a great message from Wade, because it does seem that David Stern sometimes forgets that his greatest triumphs have been because of brains, not badgering. As someone who has known Stern for more than 30 years and worked for him for eight of those years, I can confidently say that his intellect has always been more impressive than his outrage.