The Darkest Scandal In NBA History (The Death of Michael Jordan’s Rival)
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The Darkest Scandal In NBA History (The Death of Michael Jordan’s Rival)
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Man, what could've been of Len Bias, this man was a legend and respected amongst the leagues best. Where do you guys think he would've ranked amongst the top players of all-time?
- MIKE
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Great message 🫡
The silver lining of the Len Bias tragedy is that this served as a wakeup call to the entire NBA of what the consequences of cocaine are (especially considering how widespread cocaine use was in the NBA years prior), and it's a miracle that players such as David "Skywalker" Thompson are still alive to tell about their battles with cocaine addiction.
Charles Barkley was even quoted as saying that this tragedy alone singlehandedly scared him away from ever wanting to try cocaine.
Could you fucking imagine a young Charles Barkley on cocaine? 😂😂 he’d be throwing fools through windows like Oprah giving out cars
I was just thinking about that
Man what could have been in the 90s; Jordan and Pippen on the Bulls vs Len Bias and Reggie Lewis on the Celtics! What a rivalry!
Celtics smoking them.
@@AuburnFanSince2010Celtics getting cooked, you're hyping up a complete unknown.
Yeah, we was robbed..
I heard Reggie Lewis also OD'd, and the heart attack was a cover up..
Again, idk how true that is, but I did hear that..
And if it's true, that means cocaine took both Len Bias and Reggie Lewis
add to that Trail Blazers with Drexler and younger Sabonis and the decade would be very interesting
Pippen sucks balls.
Every like I get I'll smoke another Blunt..
you smoking at least 4g’s in a sitting by yaself bro best of luck 🫡
@@yahshgarcia3689Easy Work 😂
⛽️🗣💨😎
Yo?
I'll give u a like if u smoke a hit of crack
It's debatable whether they were actually rivals. Both men played each other four times overall. The first two in '83, Bias wasn't a starter yet. The 3rd was on January 12 of 1984 where Bias had 24 pts & 4 rebs while MJ had 21 pts, 12 rebs (7 offensive), 4 steals, 2 blks, & ended the game w/ his iconic cradle dunk at the buzzer (stats provided by starks23's upload). Their last match-up was on February 19th that same year where MJ scored 25 & Bias had 18. MJ was drafted after his junior year. Hence, comparing stats for their last years in college doesn't make sense. Bias' senior year was when MJ dropped 63 pts in the playoffs.
College careers:
Jordan [3 years] = 17.7 ppg (.540 fg%), 5.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.7 bpg, 30.8 mp
Bias [4 years] = 16.4 ppg (.536 fg%), 5.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.7 bpg, 32.8 mp
There've also been players who were great in college but not in the pros. Senior year stats:
Bias = 23.2 ppg (.544 fg%), 7.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.8, spg, 0.4 bpg, 37.0 mp
Laettner = 21.5 ppg (.575 fg%), 7.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.9 bpg, 32.2 mp
Penty of players were better than Michael Jordan in college. What made Michael Jordan the greatest was that he improved faster than everyone else and their mentality.
Given the fact that he was overdosing on drugs, I don't think Len Bias had the mentality for it..
Although I don’t think MJ is the goat, I agree that Len bias probably wouldn’t have been amazing. Just think if Andrew Wiggins or Zion Williamson died after being drafted. I’m sure they would be considered the biggest what ifs of NBA history
Cocaine use and hard working can go hand to hand, not saying it's good but this doesn't predict how hard you work.
Lol they weren't better.. Jordan was in a system that limited him, when the pros faced Jordan in those Olympic scrimmages, He killed them and had them shook!
@@munoken he said in college… which is true. MJ doesn’t have all that great college stats. All colleges limit players, less minutes, offense ran through plays. Tighter defense. Stop making excuses. Jordan is easily a top 10 player of all time, him not being as good in college doesn’t hurt his resume
@@yerik6034 not true, in college you do what you are allowed. I know I played college ball, Bobby Knight said Jordan was the best he saw play, not excuses it's facts.
1:08 Wtf is this take 🤣
For real
That’s a statement 🤣
why martin luther start catching strays😭
Len Bias was Wilkins and Kemp mixed with better interior & help defense, very effective paint presence, and lights out from 15 ft or closer.
Bias was a Forward version of MJ without playmaking.
Reggie Lewis was SG Scottie Pippen.
Had he played with the Celtics they could’ve won more chip in the 80’s or not but they’d be geared to compete in the 90’s.
I doubt Jordan ever retires if Len is present.
No “reverend” would say a basketball player can have the power of Jesus Christ. That’s fucking wild.
What are you talking about? Reverends do way worse in the name of God. Ordained priests, ministers, rabbis, imams, whatever. The heighest leaders in every church are still just humans, and humans do terrible things, and will use any excuse.
He's not a reverend, he's a clown
Glad I’m not the only one who thought that was goofy..wtf..
If they played 1 on 1 MJ would've destroyed Jesus. It wouldn't even be close. Jesus didn't even have basketballs in his time so therefore Jordan is better. Also Jesus was like 5'3 so he couldn't dunk either.
White men can’t jump!
There's absolutely no way to know how Len would have performed in the NBA, same as it's always been. Remember Christian Laettner? Jerry Stackhouse? Harold Minor?
It's actually funny, growing up as a kid, my dad would tell me about Len Bias' death, basically as a warning about the dangers of drugs like cocaine. Can definitely say I've never gone near it.
RIP Len Bias. There's another drug scandal being covered up now, PEDS 🤫
Tristian Thompson out here scape goatint don’t worry
He was killed so he wouldn't overshadow Michael Jordan.
Proof??? Jordan wasn't anything special when he was drafted he could barely dribble and shoot hahs why would they protect him?
@@arizonaFIREentMike already took his oath and was groomed to be at the top way before draft night
We got robbed of a lot in the 90s. Sabonis on the Blazers and Bias on the Celtics would completely change the power dynamic. Stuff like this in why Jordan absolutely cleaned up in the 90s.
Your forgetting about Reggie Lewis who died also but actually played in the Nba with the Celtics not of drugs but a heart attack on the actual curt floor
Watched that live
Nothing good came from his death. All that’s happened is our country has fallen deeper into addiction where now over 100k people die every year from drug overdoses and our government has completely turned away
I often wonder where basketball would be if him and Benji got a chance to show what they could do
Len Bias is the reason I've NEVER tried cocaine in my life!!
The news in 1986 said Len Bias tried it once, and OD'd..
I was about 10 years old when I heard that, so I grew up thinking if I ever tried it, I would OD and pass away..
Bro i feel you. Scared the hell out of me, because i was 6 at the time he died. Im 44 today, and kept that promise. 🙌🏽
Well that was a lie 😂
@@thirsty57
Well, I found that out about 10 years ago, but it was too late by then..
I was 37/38 when I found out that Len Bias was a coke user, who stopped for the combine/draft and OD'd trying to do the same amount as he did months before..
But, now at my age?
(I'll be 48 in May)
What do I look like, trying new drugs?
He definitely didn’t try it only once
@@nunyabusiness1755
Facts
I was born in the heart of acc basketball 57 yrs ago. Watching the battles between MJ & unc and Bias and Maryland was amazing. Being a die hard Carolina fan knew way back then Len Bias was gonna be a problem for anyone and any team he faced and yes I considered Bias as good as MJ but with the advantage of length.
MJ had a 48" vertical. MJ stats were not as impressive because N. Carolina was more of a team concept.
Got the poster of Jordan dunking on Len bias before he died
I remember watching his 30 for 30 documentary and learning how special a talent he was. What happened to him was tragic and very unfortunate.
Clearly this guy wasnt going to be like Mike. Only God knows if becoming a millionaire would had made his addiction a bigger issue.
Great job with a tough subject Mike. I am 49 yrs old and I remember Len Bias. We never know how a N.B.A career is going to go ( with injuries, team execs making bad decisions etc,); but that being said... Having watched him play... We lost a GREAT ONE that day. It's true he was a rival for Micheal, and it's too bad we never got to see it. Thanks for letting a whole new generation know about him. he deserves to be remembered.🙏 Great job.
This man has the same lore as Wilt, cmon we have eyes. He DID NOT have a 44 inch vertical and the only jump shots I saw were open in the midrange. We’re done with the 90s.
Wouldn't be great if 2K adds him into the game especially in the MyNBA Eras 🤔
this is truly one of the saddest events in professional sports as a whole.
Len Bias truly could have been the greatest of all time, and after watching this video I think he is. Truly spectacular video.
It's an awful tragedy. Poor guy, man, the opportunity of a lifetime snatched away like so many people.
His death was devastating and heartbreaking 😢😢 we were waiting on him to show us what he was capable of. You just got drafted and then 48 hours later, they find you dead in your college dorm room something just doesn't sound right about that.
Throughout the 90s, he does seem that Mike was missing of a great rivalry. This is unfortunate.
I’ve got a poster above my bed of Michael dunking at Unc and Len bias is right behind him. My dad bought the poster back when he was at Unc from the photographer that took it. I have tried to find it online and it’s hard to find it. My dad had the fortunate chance to meet Jordan through the boys and girls club and he says had he known Jordan would have been there, he would have tried to get him to sign it. Such an unfortunate situation that happened with Len one of the biggest what-ifs in basketball history.
It's hilarious that people think that Len Bias wouldn't have been permanently banned from the league before the Bulls won their first championship. He dying just saved him from being a bust. Anyone thinking him not happening to OD would have suddenly given him the discipline to become an all time great is laughably delusional.
I agree about Jordan-Bias would have been like Bird-Magic. Also if Len Bias and Reggie Lewis had lived the Celtics would have kept being great from the 80s through the 90s. It wouldn't have been the same for the Bulls.
Athletic ability is one thing, but being able to score in critical moments on the pro level against the best is easier said than done. We'll never know how he would've done.
If he was supposed to be a transcended player, why wasn’t he the consensus number one pick?
was mj? it was still the era of bigs
@@brianholleran6340 nobody thought MJ was going to be a transcend it player coming out of college
Because it was the 1980s. Centers almost ALWAYS got drafted #1.
This guy would be top 10 for sure had potential to be in Goat conversation scarcely good
This is hypothetical. Bias was the better college player pound for pound.
But Jordan wasn't even half the player he became in the NBA when he played Bias in college.
Likewise...Lenny probably wasn't either
@@juanspears5567 Well Lenny had a lot to prove against what Jordan ultimately became in the NBA
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I played against the MVP of the European Championship as a 14y old. He was transcendant but never made it. There was a good player on my team, who has since won the Euroleague as a starter twice.
Boston Bias…but this has always been my own biggest ‘what if’ in sports due to both personnel and circumstances..
the problem with "love others as you love yourself" is that far too many people do NOT love themselves, which probably makes it a lot harder (impossible?) to love others.
RIP len. it would have been great to see him and mj going at it for years.
what set jordan also apat of every one is his mind set
Len didnt make God's team . What are these people talking about? SMH
“What if cocaine wasnt introduced to this guy”
I remember hearing about this . Said dude was better than Jordan but he had a Huge drug problem.
First time a Korzemba video made me cry 😢
Don’t do drugs kids
The Celtics, my favorite team, had won their third NBA title in six years. They then drafted who many believed was a generational talent in Len Bias on June 17th, 1986. I was in seventh heaven. The whole thing was so surreal. It was like a dream. Two days later, the morning of my 25th birthday, I hear on the radio at my job that Len Bias had just died. I will never forget that moment when my dream became a nightmare.
Len Bias being drafted by the defending NBA champions (one of the greatest teams of all time) and being under the tutelage of the best player on the planet was basically equivalent to Kevin Durant being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in 2007.
It was borderline unfair to the rest of the NBA.
But yeah, I was a teenager when Len Bias passed away. To me, besides Grant Hill, Len Bias was the greatest college basketball player I’ve ever seen.
His death frightened me so much as a fifteen year old that I never even thought about doing drugs.
I heard that people were describing Len as athletic as Dominique with jumpshot as clean as Birds
Thanks for video-really well done.
He would have been Shawn Kemp but not as great as Jordan
Len was a more skilled player although both were insanely gifted athletically.
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 they had almost the exact same skill set
Imagine the Celtics with Len Bias, Bird, McHale, Parish, Dennis Johnson, and Reggie Lewis.
Thank you
Season 5 of Snowfall also re-enacts Len Bias’s overdose too
I graduated from UMD last year, the impact of his legacy was felt nearly 40 years later. Everyone I knew had a yellow len bias jersey in their closet. Truly one of the goats.
Legend has it that he spelled out his name out in cocaine on draft night. Went out on top.
Great Video
You never disappoint mike one of my favorite youtubers!
He would never had taken MR MICHAEL JORDAN WOULD HAVE MADE LENS BIAS LIKE A BOY
would rather have Bias but instead we got a travelling drama queen in LeCry
😂
I’m a LeCry fan but this ended me yo 🤣🤣🤣
Awesome closing at the end Mike. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
- Signed 03/23/2024
The problem I have with this video is that it fundamentally misunderstands Michael Jordan. He wasn't the greatest athlete. He wasn't the most talented basketball player or the highest BB IQ. Jordan's superpower was his confidence and his competitiveness.
And, the word "agape" that Mrs. Bias wants us to practice is pronounced ah-ga-pay.
Would of, Could of, should of and if, add up to nothing.
It's the same thing they say about LeBron would've could've should've we know what Jordan has done and no one has came close except for Kobe stop it ✋️
Don’t do drugs man, turn your worries and cast your anxiety on God
The fact is: we are trying so hard to find someone to surpass Jordan 20 years after his retirement, that we are just making stories for a guy who didn't play a single game for the NBA.
Fr. If Andrew Wiggins died after draft day he would probably be considered a huge “what if”
I mean Dennis Rodman averaged 25 points a game in college, which was more than Jordan and Pippen.
Len Bias Prime (projection):
30.7 PPG 3.2 APG 10.3 RPG 1.5 SPG 2 BPG 55% FG 38% 3P (2.3 per) 90% FT
5x Allstar
5X All NBA
3x All Def.
1x MVP
1x 6MOTY
(Minimum)
He’d play close to the paint and less on the perimeter.
“Judgment is destructive.” I’ll have to think about that.
Or he coulda been a bust...
Fr
Not on the Celtics
Hahaha ok
The worst part is we don't know how he'd have been in the NBA. College game hasn't always translated directly to the NBA, so we'll never know if he'd have been an absolute monster, a star, or a bust. Seeing a true rival to MJ would have been amazing.
Jesse Jackson proved who he served by comparing a man to the most High Jesus. Blasphemous. Not watching any more
Talent and physical attributes are not the only reason for greatness. Mikes mindset was so different.
Im 35. Ive never touched cocaine because on Len Bias. My dad told me the story in the 90s and it always stuck with me.
Naw he was just a sacrifice for Boston winning the championship.
Facts
How is this a scandal? All it was was a player who had all the talent, and would have been Jordan’s biggest rival. Except, Bias made a bad choice. Hey, we have all made bad choices. However, unfortunately Bias’ bad choice ended up costing him his life
hey mike idk if you'll see this but W positivity
Well, it wasn’t a scandal, but the death of Len Bias shows a reminder that the 1986 NBA draft class is notorious for players who have been dealt with drugs and effectively stunted their potential.
LeBron with a 44 inch vertical
He would never have ever come close to MJ. Just the simple fact that he was hanging out with the wrong crowd is enough to see that his decision-making would have taken him down the wrong path with that nba money!!!!!!!
Man Jordan fans are so cult like smh
@@arizonaFIREent is call reality. But you probably don't know anything about that!!!!!!
What could have been!
Imagine the 90s with Jordan and Pippen on the Bulls vs the Celtics with Len Bias and Reggie Lewis??
Imagine the 90s with Jordan and Pippen on the Bulls vs the Celtics with Len Bias and Reggie Lewis??
He was about to join the 86 Celtics who up to that point, were probably the greatest basketball team of all time. If he was even 75% of what rookie Jordan was then they could have kept winning for years.
Dominique Wilkins never won a championship
He averaged 0 points after getting drafted, talk about a bust!
Fr bro is ass
Pg County DMV legend! I went to night school at the high school he went to
LEN BIAS =
Everything LEFAILURE IS NOT
30 YRS B4 LEFAILURE
LEN WOULDVE HAD MORE THAN 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS
ill down vote since he said mj the best of all time.
2024 Mike Korzemba = Celtics Shaq
Had Len not tragically died, NBA history would have changed. Pair him with Bird and the ‘87 Celtics who can rest properly (even Walton doesn’t get hurt from overtraining), and the C’s win in ‘87 and ‘88. Pistons may never get their chip, certainly not a dynasty. Bulls would have a legit competition in early ‘90’s. What could have been.
Michael Jordan deffo laced his coke.
lol he wasn't Jordan's rival. They didn't have enough history to forma rivalry.
Bias was 23 when he died. Wemby just turned 20😰. Wemby won’t even be in his prime for 6 more entire seasons !!! Wow!!! Wemby is about to break the sport. Wemby will damn near average a quadruple double in at least a few seasons.
As someone with health issues due to cocaine abuse, dont do cocaine lmao. I did it cause i didnt care if i lived or died but sometimes you survive that shit.
The problem with him was he was already an addict by the time he was drafted. We saw what happened with guys from era. Tarpley, Washburn, Michael Ray Richardson, Walter Davis etc. so even if he didn’t OD I’m willing to bet we would have seen a suspension or two at the least as part of his career. We tend to put people on pedestals when they’re dead. Comparing this guy to MJ and LeBron makes as much sense as comparing him to Sam Bowie and Darko Milicic. Yeah he might’ve become a superstar but he didn’t so we’ll never know.
"Lebron but with a jumpshot" 🤣
What if. Len bias and Reggie lewis played their carrers on boston?
The 90s would even better
Nike and Mikey had him hillaried
The Celtics didn't recover from his death until they drafted brown and Tatum.
He was LeBron James before Lebron James..
Averaged 1 apg 💀💀💀
The crazy part. He would have been mentored by Larry Bird...
bird said himself he would have retired earlier. bird wouldnt have played more, but less because len was next up.
We need an NFL channel Mike