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What are some of the lesser known stories of nba players?

He nearly went blind in his left eye at the age of five, but was named one of the NBA's top 50 stars and became the first star mayor after he retired

By Yan Guo LuanPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

What do NBA stars do when they retire? Like Jordan, Kobe are actively involved in the business, and some still do not leave the basketball, either become a coach, or become a basketball commentator, and politics seems to be not many, but some have the idea of politics, like Bradley, Dudley (Trail Blazers) have participated in the election, although failed, but the desire of politics is still very good.

Today we are talking to fans about the first NBA player to become a successful politician. He has had an illustrious career and was named to the NBA50 NBA All-Star team. He has averaged 20.3 points and 6 assists per game in his career and has been selected to the All-Star team seven times.

Dave was born into a poor family in Washington, D.C. in 1943. At the age of 5, he fell down while playing horse riding and was hit by a nail in his left eye. Although his eye was saved, his vision was severely affected. However, Dave was very athletic and was a baseball and basketball star in high school.

In college, Dave was Syracuse University's leading scorer, averaging 24.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in his first three years of college, but his senior year directly increased his average of 28.4 points per game, becoming a bright star in the college league. The Pistons drafted Dave with the second pick of the first round in 1966, and he won Rookie of the Year in his debut season, averaging 20 points per game.

Dave went on to play 10 seasons with the Pistons, averaging 22.6 points and 7.8 assists per game. In the 1967-68 season, Dave surpassed Baylor and Chamberlain to become the NBA's first guard to do so with 27.1 points per game. In the 1971-1972 season, however, Dave's career was almost ruined again when Heston was poked in the right eye during a game, resulting in a detached retina. Dave faced early retirement after suffering injuries to both eyes, but Dave returned after a 2 month break.

Dave was traded to the Bullets for the 1975-1976 season and won the All-Star MVP that year. Dave played his last season with the Celtics and retired at the end of the season. Dave hasn't made much money throughout his career either, making just $15,000 a year his rookie season and rising to $225,000 in his two years with the Bullets.

However, Dave soon became a rich man when he went into business. He first spent eight years studying finance in a bank and opened a steel mill in 1980. Later, Dave accumulated capital and turned to the agency industry, and the company's revenue exceeded $60 million in 1990. Eventually, Dave's company grew to more than 10, with an annual turnover of $550 million, and 80 percent of its employees were black.

Dave ran for mayor of Detroit in 2008 and won in 2009. Detroit's economy was in dire need of rescue. "With the bad economy and the scandals of the previous mayor, there's just too much work to do," Dave said after his election. But Dave's thinking was a little bit simpler. Rescuing Detroit's economy was so difficult that he was forced to file for bankruptcy protection before the end of his term. In the end, Detroit's debt was so high that the former NBA star couldn't help but cry.

In any case, Dave had some success. He had a brilliant basketball career, he was a self-made man in the business world, and he had a great experience in politics.

Though Bing's businesses were in Detroit, and he insisted for years on hiring Detroiters, provided a $600,000 fund to save parts of the city's sports, music and arts programs, and supported the Motor City in countless ways, some saw Bing as an arrogant suburbanite who didn't understand. What a challenge it is to live in a city that everyone looks down on -- even though Bing spends 70-80 percent of his day in Detroit. "People who live in Detroit understand the pain." "People here have higher taxes and fewer services," says Mango, a political consultant. You can't even stop at a gas station at certain times of the night because someone will covet your car. What's worse, they don't even care if you're a cop. So Dave really doesn't understand Detroiters, even though he might think he does. He's like, 'Look at me now

In the city. I've been in the city for 40 years. I love Detroit. 'But if you love it, please stay."

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About the Creator

Yan Guo Luan

I like movies, music, science fiction and art. I am a certified graphic designer and create my own art. Things that inspire me include equality, respect and anything weird.

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