🏀On June 19, 1986 Len Bias dies of a drug overdose at the age of 22. Bias, who won back-to-back player of the year awards at Maryland, had been selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft by the Boston Celtics just two days earlier. His incredible skills and leaping ability, coupled with his 6-foot-8 physique, led many to compare him to the likes of Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. In most people's eyes, he was the top prospect in that year's draft. The drug that killed one of the brightest

"It's an emergency... It's Len Bias." "He was a little ahead of Michael Jordan": Len Bias had an extraordinary future, even compared to Jordan himself. Unfortunately, he was never able to make his NBA debut because fate would have it otherwise. He only lost one game, and it was against himself. At the age of 22, Len Bias' flame was extinguished just hours after being selected in the 1986 draft by the Celtics. | The Cracks

An in depth look at Len Bias, one of the greatest players in college basketball history. Watch 34, a Len Bias Documentary. | Maryland Basketball