Len Bias
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Sep 15, 2026
Warren ShawHOST
So my first team, all what ifs.
Warren ShawHOST
right now is Derrick Rose, Penny Hardaway, which is still surprising me that he's not in the Hall of Fame, Len Bias, who did pass away, Larry Johnson, and DeMarcus Cousins.
speaker_9UNKNOWN
I'm a
Warren ShawHOST
big DMC guy.
Warren ShawHOST
A lot of people didn't think Cousins was a winning player.
Warren ShawHOST
But that's who I have as my starting five, first team, or what if.
Warren ShawHOST
Derrick Rose, Penny Hardaway, Len Bias, Larry Johnson, DeMarcus Cousins.
Warren ShawHOST
Cal, what say you?
Pat FinnHOST
Just some quick names for you.
Pat FinnHOST
Len Bias, obviously.
Pat FinnHOST
R.I.P.? Gary Williams, obviously.
Pat FinnHOST
Legend.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Yep.
RodAUDIENCE
If anybody wants any better evidence than not to take them, they only need to go and look up the, the Wikipedia entry for a guy named Len Bias, B-I-A-S.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Okay.
RodAUDIENCE
Len Bias was taken as the number one draft pick by the Boston Celtics many years ago.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Oh, yes.
RodAUDIENCE
And never played a minute in the NBA because he was dead the next day from taking drugs the one and only time in his life, the night he got chosen number one in the draft.
RodAUDIENCE
And, you know, he went out and celebrated with some mates.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Rod, how long ago did this happen? What was his name, did you say?
Nathan KoshGUEST
Yep
speaker_16AUDIENCE
If anybody wants any better evidence than not to take them, they only need to go and look up the, the Wikipedia entry for a guy named Len Bias, B-I-A-S.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Okay.
speaker_16AUDIENCE
Len Bias was taken as the number one draft pick by the Boston Celtics many years ago.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Oh, yes.
speaker_16AUDIENCE
And never played a minute in the NBA because he was dead the next day from taking drugs the one and only time in his life, the night he got chosen number one in the draft.
speaker_16AUDIENCE
And, you know, he went out and celebrated with some mates.
Tony McManusHOST
Well, how long ago did this happen? What was his name, did you say?
Callie CurryHOST
Never snorted anything.
Juliet LitmanHOST
Was it Len Bias? Did Len Bias stop you from doing it? [laughs]
Callie CurryHOST
Nope.
Callie CurryHOST
Um, that's even a, that's a good reason, I feel.
Scott ZolakHOST
And I've never been afraid except one time.
Scott ZolakHOST
Bobby Ross left Maryland after the whole Len Bias thing.
Scott ZolakHOST
He went to Georgia Tech, and this is when they won a national title.
Scott ZolakHOST
Ken Swilling.
Rich RollHOST
...
Rich RollHOST
I'm old enough, I remember when Len, Len Bias, the basketball player, like, you know, died in the middle of the game, and, you know-
Jenny SimpsonGUEST
Yeah
Rich RollHOST
...
Kirk MinihaneHOST
whether it is like James Woods or whether it's something else.
Kirk MinihaneHOST
I don't know, like the drafting of Len Bias or something or, you know.
Kirk MinihaneHOST
I don't know, why a spinoff didn't work or something and just talk about it for 45 minutes and send it out.
Kirk MinihaneHOST
So in addition to the show going forward and everything else and the case and the stuff with Clemmer and Surviving Barstool recap and, you know, I'll be busy for the next few months for me.
Andre JacksonGUEST
And then some folks might say, well, that was a long time ago.
Andre JacksonGUEST
And even in Maryland, Len Bias, you know, the late Len Bias was a public school product.
Andre JacksonGUEST
But Jalen Brunson just won a NBA championship.
Andre JacksonGUEST
He actually went to a public school in Illinois.
Mike RichmanGUEST
Yeah, it's just so sad.
Mike RichmanGUEST
And I would have to say that next to Len Bias, I think that his passing...
Mike RichmanGUEST
I mean, Lombardi's up there, too, but Sean Taylor is really the... probably the worst, the most impactful death of an athlete in D.C. sports history.
Mike RichmanGUEST
That's my opinion.
Mike RichmanGUEST
What do you think of that?
Kevin SheehanHOST
Well, I mean, I think it's generational.
Kevin SheehanHOST
For my generation, Len Bias's death was an unbelievable moment.
Kevin SheehanHOST
You knew where you...
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