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The Death of Maryland Basketball Star Len Bias

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ACC basketball star Len Bias played for the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Boston Celtics as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft on June 17, and died two days later from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose.

The video shows WRAL’s coverage of the death of Len Bias.

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