I was 14 years old at the time of his death. I'm now 50, and it still hurts. That morning, I woke up and told my mom I had a dream that Len Bias died. I used to sleep with the radio on, and I obviously heard it in my sleep and thought it was a dream. I was crushed when my mom told me it was not a dream.

@Fam200532

Жыл бұрын

He is the reason why I have never tried any type of drugs

Miss You LB......#34

If your from the dmv bias is still missed. 😭

Every time I see and her about Len Bias,I would have love to see him alive even more and I wish he was in North Carolina along side with Michael Jordan,Sam Perkins,Matt Doherty,and Brad Daugherty in 82-83,they would have won back to back titles

@zhawn4894

Жыл бұрын

If that happens that will be the The most Loaded College basketball team

This story disturbs me. So dam sad.

Damn shame what happened to Len.

When Red Auerbach learned of Bias death,I saw tears coming down his face and he knew his death took about 10 yrs away from the Celtics,pretty Shocking and Gut-Wrenching,RIP,Lenny&Reggie!

died 24 years ago, and ppl still talk about him

I lived in MD when he died. EVERYONE said it was his first time using cocaine. Who knows....

@Zequiman2011

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't, either they were lying or covering him up. Also, you're forgetting an important fact: one of the reasons his coach Lefty driesell was fired after Bias death, was because he hid Bias addiction to cocaine. You can read it in the chronicles of that time, they're online.

@BoxCJ206er

4 жыл бұрын

I watched his Interveiw when he was at Maryland right before this. His voice did kind of sound congested, similar to what how people sound when they nose dripping, or chronic use causes inflammation . I could be wrong. Lots of possibilities. Coulda been cut, or too pure(after having low quality), or literally allergic. Sad either way, every hooper needs know who he is tho, nobody untouchable, and u never know what gon touch you. Damn I typed a lot

@DocWalker202

4 жыл бұрын

@@Zequiman2011 link??

@landoverking1

3 жыл бұрын

He was killed so Jordan could shine! It was all scripted!

@scottgrimes1287

3 жыл бұрын

Back then....drug use was common all over. Remember.......this BEGAN the War on Drugs. Before this....it was "Just Say No"

anybody who puts forth as much effort as len bias did to get to the NBA is truly someone special. That's why it makes it sick how his life ended. I'm so sick and tired of people in college relying on drugs to have 'fun'. just a heard mentality of idiots who don't have the self confidence to develop their social skills on their own. Len bias got caught up in that crowd AND IT GOES TO SHOW YOU how bad drugs are. very sad

@davanmani556

2 жыл бұрын

How about adults in the “real world?”

@faronanderson2536

8 ай бұрын

I agree, and you can throw the abuse of alcohol in aswell.Many people want it in their system to help with their confidence to be themselves because they probably find it very difficult to do in their natural state of mind.Pretty sad.

in north carolina everybody wanted to be like mike but in maryland they're all bias :)

he had that mentality like mj. wouldve been crazy seeing bulls vs the Celtics. what could of have been...

@chrisbr1969

5 жыл бұрын

m Khan you mean like MJ’s gambling addiction. Funny how the NBA made that disappear. Bias was already better than MJ at this point. The Celtics would have won at least 3 more championships if Bias had lived...especially learning from 5 hall of famers.

@slickjustgotpaid9865

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Branco bias wasn’t better than mj at that point because he never played an nba game.

@jbcruz4168

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbr1969 gambling is different from doing drugs.

@irishx302

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbr1969 mj bested bias on multiple occasions. Still we will never know how great he would have been.

@themansince

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbr1969 Bias never was better than MJ. MJ was a 2x first team All American and NPOY. Bias never did that. You don't know how good Bias was going to be in the NBA.

Can you imagine the Jordan-Bias rivalry that would have been?

@PoliticusRex632

6 жыл бұрын

m Khan you do know Allen Iverson, John Stockton, Scotty Pippen, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Tim Duncan and I think Shaquille O'Neal never made the Final Four. In fact Jordan only got to the Final Four his freshman year on a team led by James Worthy, Jimmy Black and Sam Perkins. The reason college basketball allowed zone defense was specifically explained by the rules committee to promote team play over individual ability.

@kalealennis3515

5 жыл бұрын

m Khan Jordan had James Worthy who did Len have

@meredithleavitt5815

5 жыл бұрын

@m Khan Jordan is 6 6 u dumb fuck Bias was 6 8

@lwmson

Жыл бұрын

@@kalealennis3515 Jordan only ha Worthy for one year.

@xman777b

Жыл бұрын

Nike probably could...

Man jay bias dying as well. Just awful ! Lennys legacy is he saved many lives , as well as letting you know , sometimes there isn't a second chance to your mistake and has been and should continue being a message to further prevent others from making a mistake

I was 19 years old when he passed I turned on ESPN and they were covering it....I sat down on the couch and cried like a baby

@Biggdoom344

2 жыл бұрын

Wow me too. I was getting ready to go train at the gym w my buddy ( we both played college FB). I heard it on the radio, and I called my friend asking him did they really say Len Bias!? When he said yes, I was stunned. I was a zombie the rest of that day.

Shocker Wilbon brings up Chicago basketball players in a story about a DC basketball player

Forget about the celts: imagine how much greater the NBA would have been! Sad story. To fight your way out trhough hard work and just go like this...

@37stepp -- I agree. Im from DC N.E. uptown. And i was a little boy when Len passed. I remember my mother being in SHOCK at the TV sceen. I even went to northwestern H.S. for while and to this Day people still talk about him. R.I.P. Len Bias

Legends never die...

@finnxdf5ontiktok

2 жыл бұрын

if your talking about len bias, he is dead RIP

Dominant player in all phases of the game.

@37stepp I feel you my dude, same here, and I ain't even from Maryland, but I agree 1000%, Len Bias could have easily been the Greatest ever, he had mad hops, smooth "J", strength, his post game was A+, couldn't nobody fuck with Len Bias, period!!! I'm about to order one of his Throwback Jerseys from UMD!

One thing is for sure that boy at 22 looked about 30 years old

If Len Bias & Ben(Benji) Wilson had lived, man the NBA would had more competition. Magic, Bird, Isiah & Dominique would had took notice.

When the Celtics met the Lakers in the 87 finals they were a banged up slower team, Bird was pretty much the only one healthy, but they still made it to finals! Would of been INTERESTING with Len Bias on that team! DAMNNNN!

@stephenjackson2912

5 жыл бұрын

mike jones Larry Bird said in an interview that he would have retired if Len Bias didn't pass away, he didn't want to play with him because it would have broke up their big three

I remember when he died pure shock

no disrespect To Len bias cocaine is a hell of a drug Rip Len u would've been a hell of playa on me

Bias was an incredible athlete; MJ was an incredible athlete with basketball skills, obsessed with being the best, tenacious competitor, and the drive to put it all together years into his career by trusting his teammates. Really there was no comparison other than incredible athletes.

@meredithleavitt5815

5 жыл бұрын

Bias had the same exact outlook with better physical tools What's ur ppint?

@zhawn4894

Жыл бұрын

I hate saying people that they seeing no special skills about Bias maybe they just got hurt as a MJ fan bc the Sports said Bias will be the next MJ but for me they are both PHENOMENAL.

@Butter-gz4kb

Жыл бұрын

@@zhawn4894 Your right Bias was a freak athlete; we were robbed of a possible rivalry on the same level as Bird/Magic.

@toppdogg2815

4 ай бұрын

@@meredithleavitt5815 Len wasn't as skilled as MJ. He shot it a little better in college but Len wasn't a great ball handler or passer, not that MJ had a great handle coming out of college either, but it was better than Len's. MJ also had more wiggle in his game, Len was more of a straight line point A to point B 2-3 dribbles get to a spot and pull up

I hope they put the guys who ruined this great players life in jail for life.

Len bias was a very good player he would have played well with the Boston Celtics would have been a hand full Mike Jordan and the Chicago bulls.......

@superminh13 if reggie lewis and len bias had lived then the celtics in the 90s would have been great

Where is the full episode

1:05 Adam Morrison?

I think the Celtics would've been in the finals in the 9os

@adamsamuel8593

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah he & Reggie Lewis would have had battles with MJ & PIPPEN DURING ,91 92 AND 93

The victim of this feels like the love is natural...but the government picks and chooses I believe MJ made some crucial sacrifices him losing his father to the gun was no incident ppl

@meredithleavitt5815

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf does that even mean? Lol

imagine how much greater celtics would have been

no efence but it is very sad that he...he...he DIED😫😞😦😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖

Len Bias and Reggie Lewis we’re gonna be the infusion for the Celtics for 5-10 yrs,providing they stay healthy,but it’s all in the past,that famous(WHAT MIGHT&COULD have been!

@toppdogg2815

4 ай бұрын

Both of them had drug problems and that wasn't going to get any better with millions of dollars in their pockets

he plays like lebron james, and has same body type.. come to think of it. Len Bias is better

dont do drugs folks.

@stldsfine

6 жыл бұрын

Easy for y'all to judge it

He should have went out of state, staying home was a bad choice. Some kids are scare of change but change can be good for self growth.

@alxfonso4924

5 жыл бұрын

very true. I doubt he does Cocaine if he isnt with his buddies he grew up with, but who knows Cocaine was a problem in the 80s

@ocsjc Hmmm except Bias new how to finish in the clutch and not disappear. Good analogy though!!!

That was Karma or the price he paid unknowingly...MJ had nadda to do with Len bias the people around Jordan handled his guaranteed success

@ladymercury7042

Жыл бұрын

Death is not "Karma" , you dumbass 🙄 EVERYBODY'S destiny is to die one day.

She talks like Serita Jakes. Or Serita sounds like her.

2:38 that looks JUST LIKE Kevin Durant

Bias was a beast,had the pleasure of 👀 seeing him play 👎 mj had nothing on him hell the NBA would have b long to Bias damn what a shame he didn't get to play

@31Mike

6 жыл бұрын

I too got to see him play, my father had season tickets to MD Basketball. He was great, that's for sure. I was all ready to become a Celtics fan because of Len, then it all came crashing down on that sad summer day.

@wallacesharpe196

5 жыл бұрын

Jordan beat Bias in college and outplayed him in every way Keith; so say what you want but I saw them against each other.

@meredithleavitt5815

5 жыл бұрын

@@wallacesharpe196 Jordan was 2 years older u dumb... Dumb fuk lol

@zhawn4894

Жыл бұрын

@@wallacesharpe196 well that time Bias is freshman at the time befire entering his Sophomore year then he became a Star

RIGHT NOW WE WOULDA HAVE AT LEAST 22 RINGS IF LEN BIAS WAS ALIVE TODAY!

@exgeeinteractive --- Bias/Jordan >>>>>>>>>> Kobe/Lebron

Live life to the fullest but put GOD first and do the right thing

@sbeallvln it's like seeing Kobe vs Lebron

@exgeeinteractive It's nothing like that. Multiply that by 10.

I feel so I sorry for her for her suffering, but Lionese Bias needs to get rid of the Jesus crap and start taking responsibility in her part of Len’s death. Kid’s DO NOT get involved in the use of hard core illegal drugs like cocaine unless the parents failed the kid to a certain degree. She has been viewed as this poor mother figure who lost two sons to tragic deaths. Where there is smoke, there is a fire. Something happened in that household that CAUSED Len to view illegal drugs as no more than drinking a single Miller Lite in one evening. As it turns out, Len Bias had been using cocaine for some time. Unlike what Lefty says, this wasn’t just a one time mistake in judgment. Len had been using coke for some time. I also have real issues with Lionese because she is one of the people responsible for the insane mandatory sentencing laws that still put marijuana joint smokers in Texas in prison for years. Judges are no longer allowed to be judges, and due to prison over-population, rapists and other people who have committed much worse crimes are allowed to be released while the joint smoker rots in prison. Illegal drug use is a HEALTH problem. It only becomes a criminal issue when an addict beats up an old lady for money to get his heroin. I can put 3 guys through Betty Ford for the same price that it takes to house one non-violent drug offender in a California state prison. I am so sick of it. It’s insane and a waste of taxpayer’s money. And to start using Jesus and religion as the reason for doing this or not is to ignore science and what really works.

@donniecook9757

2 ай бұрын

I’m 58 and at that time I was using recreationally. Many of us did. I don’t blame my parents . To say his parents failed him is sad. This is your opinion not based on facts. Now the drug laws I agree but hindsight is 20/20. JESUS CRAP! GIVE ME A BREAK

@mikeo4283 yeah with regular coke abuse? not gonna happen

@meredithleavitt5815

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf u talkin bout dude?

Why does Len Bias’s dad sound like Michelle Obama ?

@garrywilliams5777

2 жыл бұрын

Cause it could be Michelle Obama