His #21 jersey was retired by the Pistons and he was named one of the greatest 50 NBA players ever.
He has fuzzy vision in his left eye after poking himself with a nail sticking out of a wooden horse.
After becoming an NBA legend for the Detroit Pistons, he later became Mayor of the city of Detroit.
He married twice and has three children: Cassaundra, Aleisha, and Bridgett Bing.
He was on the list of 50 Greatest Players in the NBA with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.