The read
It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
The late Len Bias still leaves more questions than answers. When Bias dropped dead two days after the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80's. Future generations continue to face the harsh punishment of drug policies that were influenced by the public outcry after his heartbreaking death. Instead of becoming an NBA star, he became a one-man deterrent, the athlete who reminded everyone just how dangerous drug use can be. Amazingly, questions still linger about his death nearly a quarter-century later. How good could he have been in the pro ranks? Has he become underrated or overrated as the years pass? How could a University of Maryland superstar and Boston Celtics lottery pick be derailed by a cocaine binge? Was Bias a one-time user as we were led to believe, or was there a pattern of recreational use that led to his fatal last night? Did he fall in with the wrong crowd.
Ratings
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Kirk FraserDirector
- Chucky ThompsonOriginal Music Composer
- Kirk FraserWriter
- Joel BeckermanOriginal Music Composer
- Phil HernandezOriginal Music Composer
- Chris MaxwellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Len BiasSelf
- Marion BarrySelf
- Kevin BlackistoneSelf
- James BrownSelf - Sports Broadcaster
- Steve BuckhantzSelf
- Lefty DriesellSelf - University of Maryland Head Coach 1969 - 1986
- Michael Eric DysonSelf
- Bob RyanSelf
- Dan ShaughnessySelf
- Michael WilbonSelf
- John ThompsonSelf