2. “He’s Gone” | What If? The Len Bias Story

Book of Basketball 2.0

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4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On June 17, 1986, Len Bias was picked second overall in the NBA draft. He was the next chapter in the book that was the 1980s Boston Celtics dynasty. Then, just two days later on June 19, 1986, he was dead of cocaine intoxication. In this episode, we talk about the 48 hours leading up to one of the sports world’s most crushing losses. Host: Jordan Riter Conn Producers: Hannah Beal, Isaac Lee, Noah Malale, and Bobby Wagner Production Assistant: Isaiah Blakely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.8	Yeah, first time I met Lenny, he was at Five Star Basketball Camp.
1:11.1	John Sally and Lynn Bias were high school kids, spinning the week at the Five Star Basketball
1:15.4	Camp.
1:16.4	Back in the 1980s, the Five Star Summer Camp was the place to be for elite prospects.
1:22.4	I want to like the big AAU tournaments of today, except on a campgrounds in rural Pennsylvania.
1:30.0	And there was one guy that everyone had their eye on, Billy Thompson, future Louisville
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