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"That definitely did hurt Larry and I's career" - Kevin McHale says Larry Bird would have played a lot longer if Len Bias ...
Len Bias turned from feel-good story to cautionary tale in the space of two fateful days in 1986. The young basketball player's death set in train two imponderable questions that sparked ...
"I never heard Reggie say a bad word about anybody" - Kevin McHale says Reggie Lewis was one of the friendliest and best ...
On this day, the Boston Celtics won their 17th banner, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals.
Len Bias wears a Boston Celtics hat after being selected as the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft on June 17, 1986. AP file. Bias' death came as House Speaker Tip O'Neill of Massachusetts was leading ...
Former Maryland star Len Bias was No. 2 pick in the 1986 NBA draft, but not even two full days later, he was dead. His "what-if" story still hurts.
LEN BIAS TODAY. This year, $571 million has already been sanctioned for treatment and prevention, President Obama is seeking another 1.1 billion, ...
Len Bias was the promising incoming NBA rookie whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 22 due to a cocaine overdose ...
Len Bias grew up in the D.C. area where he was a high school basketball star. By 1986 he was an All-American at the University of Maryland, which was one of the top basketball programs in the country.
When Len Bias, the basketball star, overdosed on cocaine 20 years ago, Len Bias, the symbol, was born. To many he symbolized the corruption of college athletics -- stars whose academic performance ...