Jim Drucker (born 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72))[1] is a former commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder and owner of NewKadia.com, the world's largest online-only comic-book seller.[2]
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| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Fran Drucker |
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Biography
Drucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Ukrainian parents and is Jewish.[1][3] His father, Norm Drucker, was a New York City public school teacher and principal, and then a long-time referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA).[1][4][5][6]
Drucker grew up in East Meadow in Long Island, New York.[1][6][7] He attended SUNY Buffalo, obtaining a bachelor's degree in political science and communication, and then a law degree from Duke Law School.[7][1][6] He next taught at the Temple University School of Law.[6][1] He is married to Fran Drucker and now lives in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.[7]
Drucker was commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), a precursor to the NBA G League, from 1978 to 1986; while in the position, he acquired additional coverage by offering the first-ever million dollar half-court shot.[1][5][6][8] He was ESPN's on-camera legal analyst from 1989-1994.[9][7]
He was commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL) for three seasons, starting in 1994, [6][10][11] during which time, the league expanded from 11 to 18 teams.[6]
In 1999, with his own collection of 850 comic books, Drucker founded NewKadia.com, the world's largest online-only comic-book seller.[6][9][12] In 2017, it sold 250,000 comic books.[1][6]