What is Mike Storen?
'''Mike Storen''' (September 14, 1935&nbsp;– May 7, 2020) was an American sports executive in [[basketball]], [[baseball]], and [[American football|football]]. He began his career with the [[Washington Wizards|Chicago Zephyrs]] and became their promotions director. He was the first [[General manager (basketball)|general manager]] of the [[Indiana Pacers]] from 1967 to 1969. He was part-owner of the [[Kentucky Colonels]]. He became the commissioner of the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) in 1973. He was an important person during the [[ABA–NBA merger|league's merger]] with the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) three years later. Storen was born in [[Michigan City, Indiana]]. He died on May 7, 2020 in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], aged 84.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-ABA commissioner, NBA executive Mike Storen dies at 84|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NBA/2020/05/07/Ex-ABA-commissioner-NBA-executive-Mike-Storen-dies-at-84/7251588901883/|first=Connor|last=Grott|date=May 7, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020|work=United Press International}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Storen, Mike}} [[Category:Cancer deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:People from Michigan City, Indiana]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Indiana]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Indiana]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Chicago]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]]