The Hall of Fame fireballer played 27 seasons in the big leagues.

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Mayor Bing, whose 100th day in office is Wednesday, is a legendary pro basketball Hall of Famer who played nine seasons with the Detroit Pistons.

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More recently it has held seasons for the Almeida Theatre, the Peter Hall Company and put on award-winning productions of Ibsen plays The Dolls House and Hedda Gabler.

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