Anecdotes

He was selected to the 1980 Olympic team (though the US boycotted the games).

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1990)

Professional basketball player and coach.

Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Coach of the NBA's Indiana Pacers, 2000 - 2003.

Won the 1981 NCAA Basketball Championship while playing for the Indiana Hoosiers.

NBA All-Rookie Team (1982). All NBA First-Team (1984, 1985, 1986). All NBA Second-Team (1983, 1987). NBA Finals MVP, 1990. 12-time NBA All-Star (1982-1993). All-Star Game MVP in 1984. All-time leading scorer in Detroit Pistons history (18,822, 19.2 ppg). All-time assist holder (9,061) in Detroit Pistons history. Holds the NBA Finals single-game records for most points in one quarter with 25 and most field goals in one quarter with 11, plus shares the NBA Finals single-game record for most field goals in one half with 14 (June 19 vs. Los Angeles Lakers). NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996).

Played for Indiana University (1979-1980). All-American (1981). All-Big 10 Conference (1980, 1981).

General Manager of the New York Knicks (novembre 2004)

Played for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detroit Pistons, 1981-1982 thru 1993-1994.

Inducted into Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, 1993.