Watching Len Bias was like art - Michael Wilbon | SportsCenter 

GREAT sportscaster Michael Wilbon, giving Len Bias his due, thank you for that sir. You were awesome in the Last Dance too!

and MJ was poetry. Can you imagine the rivalry that could have been?

College careers: Jordan [3 years] = 17.7 ppg (.540 fg%), 5.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.7 bpg Bias [4 years] = 16.4 ppg (.536 fg%), 5.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.7 bpg North Carolina Tar Heels vs Maryland Terrapins on January 12, 1984: Bias = 24 pts, 4 rebs Jordan = 21 pts, 12 rebs (7 off), 2 blks, at least 4 stls Highlights of the game was uploaded by starks23 (stats provided in the description), which ended with Jordan's iconic cradle dunk at the buzzer. Both men played each other four times overall. The first two in '83, Bias wasn't a starter yet. The last one was on February 19th the next year where Jordan scored 25 and Bias had 18.

Len Bias death put the University of Maryland's basketball program in a tailspin for 15 years. It rocked the Maryland community to its core. A native son with more talent than 99% of athlete's. Gone in 1 night.

He was truly something special. There is no telling the kind off player he would have been, especially when you consider he would have played a couple of years with Larry Bird.

My Dad is the same age as Len, so he remembers vividly how amazing Len was. We are from Maryland and are lifelong UMD basketball fans. Such a tragedy

Len Bias and Ben Wilson I wish I would’ve seen play in the NBA...both sad stories 😔

Lenny was Special He was Shawn Kemp, Dominique and Bernard King all rolled into one

Bias was unreal! Would’ve had an amazing nba career!

He died on my birthday after being drafted two days earlier by my favorite team who had won the NBA title that year. I was overwhelmed with joy when it was announced that the Celtics had drafted Len Bias. Two days later I was overwhelmed with shock and saddest. It's as painful now as it was then. : (

I grew up a Celtics fan, I was so excited when they drafted him. Such a sad story. He might have been a hall of famer

Larry Bird, Len Bias, Reggie Lewis, Kevin Mchale, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson

There is nobody that saw him that didn't think he was going to be a great NBA player.

Bias was the greatest college player I ever saw. What a shock and a waste when he died. Then they blame Lefty Driesell, a great coach. It's unimaginable to me how much greater he could have been if he was not doing drugs in college. The Celtics probably would have won a few more championships if Bias and Reggie Lewis had not died.

Len Bias was magic on the basketball floor he was superman rest in peace Len Bias ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Grew up in North Carolina during that time. Watched Bias on the old ACC telecast. Bias was the truth.

He was still a raw prospect when he entered the NBA, Michael. All about it the Celtics could develop him well.

Rest in peace len bias 🙏

DC native here. When Len Bias died, the city went quiet. Like an unofficial 3 day mourning. And then his brother passed away a few years ago. Tragic

It broke my heart (destroyed our future) as a Boston Celtics fan. I heard that Lenny Bias was "A young Dominque Williams... but stronger!!" Devastating for his family of course!! Almost as devastating for the fans of New England! (Well... maybe not "almost"... but you guys know what I mean.) Everybody loses when Lenny died!! Along with Bias's family... we'll never get over it.

ESPN misses the boat not mentioning it could've been Bias and Reggie Lewis vs MJ and Pippen.

I wasn't even born yet to experience Len Bias when he was dominating in College at Maryland, but it's interesting to think how this man would have altered history if he would have lived on. That was a era when basketball players were going to College at least 2-3 years. The path for basketball players back then was similar to football players. That was also during the 80's crack epidemic in the black community and in low income, impoverished neighborhoods across America. Very sad for the Bias family. What could have been potentially for him and Boston for the rest of the 80's heading into the 90's.

Nice content and commentary.

Oh man the Celtics would have rolled off 3 to 5 more consecutive titles with Len Bias. He could be a PF or SF and probably an All-Star numerous times.

Len Bias was Michael Jordan’s kyptonite

I got a Len Bias jersey I break out every year....... I found in Japan for ¥3000...that’s about $26 US

I live in Canada; didn't have cable and never saw Bias play. I only read about how good he was in SI. God only knows how the Celtics ended up with the 2nd pick after putting up their greatest season of the '80's. I recall telling a coworker what a great addition he was going to be, and telling him the next day that Bias was dead. And, think about Reggie Lewis a few years later.

I don't care what you say, the biggest What If in NBA history is if Len Bias didn't die

As a Celts fan, I especially wish I could have seen how many more titles we would have won with Bias.

I can't imagine the dynasty Boston might have had. It would have been extra sweet as big a MD fan Red Auerbach was. I graduated from Maryland in 1982, had Buck Williams the first three years and was still in the area following the Terps fervently after graduation when Len began playing. When he died, I was working nights for the postal service and a good friend called me as I got home to tell me and I thought he was BSing me. Around that time a space shuttle blew up on re-entry, same thing, thought he was kidding me. Never forget either event, couldn't go to sleep glued to the TV. Will also never forget all the overnights spent in Cole Field House to get tickets for Duke, Carolina, Virginia, etc...Lefty would always come marching in from the tunnel at court level, walk up the stairs, and give us the V sign! Wild times. He too, was a great guy, ran in to him at Cole while picking up tickets after fall finals while picking up tickets for the break games, he stopped up, talked to us and thanked us for coming to those games.

What If? That Celtics Dynasty could have been even Bigger as it already was...

Greatest

❤❤😢😢 this guy said it as best as one could .... worst conspiracy of my youth ... my hands still shake when I see these clips ... oh how they would just sweep people under carpets ... it was a guaranteed death to a body and mind like that .... those are the friends that better friends should have horror clipped out of existence... Bird was disgusted, McHale distracted, chief went into hiding, celtics still to this day know they should be on banner 27

makes me sad as a Celtics fan 😢

Lakers, Pistons, Bull would have never happened if Len Bias lived. The Celtics would have had 20 championships.

Len Bias was amazing... could jump, had a jump hook, a nice mid-range jumper, super athletic. Although it's not spoken about much, but in 1986 he would have entered into a league that featured Larry Bird, Magic, MJ and there was this dude in Atlanta that could jump, had a mid-range game, and was SUPER ATHLETIC. Len Bias was more parts Dominique Wilkins than he was anyone else. That was going to be his challenge....to be better than the Atlanta Hawks starting small forward.

My og says that Bias played all 5 positions back in the day and that he would have been better than MJ by far 🤔

They said he trained with the football team too dude was a freak

Wow Larry Bird would of at least 2 more chips , it was Birds 7 year in Bias rookie year what a scary combination

Dear ESPN, fix the sound please.

Bias death really ended the 1957 to 1986 Celtic dynasty, Reggie Lewis hurt too. Huge self inflicted tragedy, bos fan. I think we get 1 more ring if bias lived

3:08 that 3 point line is laughable

Being great in college doesn't always mean you'll be great as a professional. You can't project injury, remember how great Andrew Luck was promised to be?

Bias would have been Jordan's #1 competitor!...it sucks he didn't live for us to see that!..✌️

Wish he got to have a full NBA career

Its no telling how many more championships would have had Len Bias never passed away.

Part of the reason Jordan ended up being the goat was because he didn’t have an adversary. Magic had Bird. Kobe had Duncan. LeBron has Durant and Steph. Len would’ve been his adversary I think

He was the 1st version of KD.

We lost Len and Jay Bias it crushed the DMV he was supposed to be what Kevin Durant has become for our hometown and represent Washington DC basketball

This was bron wit the jumper

Imo a more athletic TMac. With the amount of double teams Celtics created especially in the paint, Len and Larry would be competing every game who hits more 3s. Imagine being in the post stuck on Mchale and just expecting him to hook it over u, then he passes it behind him to a driving Len Bias coming right at you. I rlly dont think any team in the 80s could handle that much talent on 1 team. If Len played that Celtic team would dominate any team today

On my clean date June 19 years

The Celtics lost a lot of great years with Reggie Lewis and Len bias gone

My Boston Celtics would have had at least 2, 3 more championships with him on the team!

Fun fact: the Reebok pump would have been bias' signature sneaker had he not died... Imagine a world where Reebok pps are the most popular sneaker instead of Jordan's!!!! Bias' death affected the entire trajectory of the nba

He would have got 4 rings with Celtics

I didn't realize how sweet his mid-range was. With that athleticism, just learn to put it on the floor for 3 secs.

MJ possibly wouldn’t be The Goat or this would be Tupac & Biggie. Some things just happen . Like Jay Z is reaping the odd benefit that Pac & Biggie died. Jordan never lost partially because he didn’t have to go through Bias.

Bro this duded was the lebron James prototype. 6 foot 8 man he would have gave mj fits

Somebody give me a good comparison for Len Bias I heard Dominique Wilkins and Shawn Kemp

He probably got sac'd as the League don't want another superstar to coincide with Jordan

Would Bias have come off the bench or would they move Bird to the 3?

how did the celtics have the number 2 pick that year?

Did he just say he hasn't seen any 6'8 shoot a basketball like him before him or since?. So I guess he never heard of Bernard King before and never heard of Tracy McGrady or Lebron James since 🤔

He was joining the 86' celtics so he would of won a chip in his rookie season

Alot of ppl don't realize that if Bostons players in the 80s that wasn't riddled by drug heads they would have took over the 90s.

Len Bias = Lebron?

Len bias gave jordam his run at fame 80s Larry n magic 90 jordan/ Len died------- 00 kobe Duncan 10 step bron 20???

Wilson is the gatekeeper of old school basketball lol .. i pay homage but cut it out with you haven’t seen guys over 6’8 shoot like that 😂

Art??? lol Funny af

Bias was better.

Does Wilbon think a lefty hook is super rare or something?

The jumper was wet.

mj wouldnt have 6 if len didnt die

Lenny Bias wow! He was better than MJ. The NBA and the Celtics were robbed of a great dynasty and legend.

90th comment 🍆🥑🥦

Too bad

Surprise wilbon ain’t make this all about Jordan

Len bias would of been average in the nba. I think he would of had a Chris Bosh type career

Just say no to drugs

8 straight videos that didn't race bait. You feeling ok, ESPN?

Here we go with these old heads

Snowblind

He was a tireless worker because he was hyped up on COKE

A huge difference between Jordan and this Bias, is that Micheal was not an addict. So don't dare to compare both please

He would have been a bust.