David Stern is focused on the upcoming NBA playoffs and not the relocation saga going on in Seattle, according to HoopsWorld.

He touched briefly on the events regarding the Sonics but tried to gear a conference call towards the postseason on Monday morning.

"My sense of it was that Clay (Bennett), as the managing partner and driving force of the group, is operating in good faith under the agreement that he made with Howard Schultz," Stern said.

"Everyone's focused on the race in the West, but there have been some terrific turn-around stories in the East, and you know what they are. I'm looking forward to seeing how Philadelphia does in the Playoffs.  It's been a spectacular story for us, obviously with the Celtics having an extraordinary one‑season improvement; the best in NBA history," he added.