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Espn Films 30 For 30: Without Bias
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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When rising superstar Len Bias dropped dead two days after being selected as the second overalI pick in the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80s. Future generations continue to face the harsh punishment of drug poIicies that were influenced by the public outcry after his heartbreaking death. lnstead of becoming an NBA star, he became a one-man deterrent, the athIete who reminded everyone just how dangerous drug use can be.
More than two decades Iater, his tragic death stilI leaves more questions than answers. How couId a University of MaryIand superstar and Boston CeItics' Iottery pick be deraiIed by a cocaine binge? ln the most ambitious, comprehensive and uncompromising account of Bias' life and death ever captured on fiIm, up-and-coming director Kirk Fraser interviews Bias' cIosest teammates, friends and famiIy in an effort to determine exactly what happened on that fateful night. Bonus materiaIs incIude additional interview footage with MichaeI Wilbon, Lefty DrieseII, James Brown and Bob Wagner, University of Maryland and Lincoln Theatre premieres, as weII as the 2009 Outside the Lines segment on Bias' tragic death |
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