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{Wait..what?] Dave Bing is Mayor of Detroit?

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  1. SamFisher

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    I was just reading an article about Detroit, and realized that it's mayored by an NBA HOF'r/50 greatest. He's been mayor of detroit since 2009.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bing


    Along with Kevin Johnson, that makes two former NBA all-stars as active mayors of major cities.

    Cool story.
     
    #1 SamFisher, Feb 8, 2011
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    What major cities? :)
     
    #2 Carl Herrera, Feb 8, 2011
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    Bing really wants to turn Detroit around, and has great ideas for the city. I believe he's taking a $1 annual salary for the job too! Quite the statesman.
     
    #3 tchou, Feb 8, 2011
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    old news for me

    great news for others?
     
    #4 mvpcrossxover, Feb 8, 2011
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    #5 rimrocker, Feb 8, 2011
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    Yeah.. wasn't he the one shot down the idea of building of a Robocop statue in Detroit? LOL
     
    #6 magnetik, Feb 8, 2011
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    Yeah, I heard David Stern just named himself mayor of New Orleans, too.
     
    #7 Patience, Feb 8, 2011
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    I had to google him before clicking into this thread... and what is Detroit?
     
    #8 Jontro, Feb 9, 2011
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    There was an article in SI about a year ago about Bing and the city of Detroit. It was a depressing article, just like pretty much everything written about Detroit right now.
     
    #9 jdh008, Feb 9, 2011
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    It's hard to get excited about an NBA players (present or former) who's basketball video online is him making layups to Kenny G.
     
    #10 glimmertwins, Feb 9, 2011
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