He Was Bound For NBA Stardom, But Tragedy Struck Mere Days After the Draft

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“This is my 24th year at Duke, and in that time there have been two opposing players who have really stood out: Michael Jordan and Len Bias,” legendary Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski told The Boston Globe in 2003. “Len was an amazing athlete with great competitiveness. My feeling is that he would have been one of the top players in the NBA.”

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