Let's make this birthday one to remember.

81 years old (Born on November 24, 1943)

Happy Birthday, Dave Bing! From lighting up the scoreboard as a seven-time NBA All-Star and leading scorer in 1968 with the Detroit Pistons, to slam-dunking civic challenges as Mayor of Detroit—your career has truly been an all-star performance. Whether on hardwood courts or city hall floors, you've always known how to score big.

Your journey from basketball legend to political leader proves you're unstoppable both inside and outside the paint. Here's hoping your birthday is filled with laughter, joy—and absolutely no fouls called against you today! Keep inspiring us by showing that life's greatest victories happen beyond retirement buzzers.