Podcast / Edge of Sports / Oct 11, 2023

Len Bias and the 1980s War on Drugs

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, part 4 of our series, the Basketball Butterfly Effect.

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Len Bias and the 1980s War on Drugs | Edge of Sports
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This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, we welcome back Arya Shirazi to discuss another basketball butterfly effect: what if the NBA had handled the death of Len bias differently? How is that of affected that generation of 1980s players?

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Maryland forward Len Bias twirling a basketball keychain.

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This week on Edge of Sports, we welcome back Arya Shirazi to discuss another basketball butterfly effect: What if the NBA had handled the death of Len Bias differently? How would it have affected that generation of 1980s players?

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Basketball Butterfly Effect: Steph Curry & the Knicks | Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin
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In Part 6 of our series, Basketball Butterfly Effect, Arya Shirazi joins the show again to discuss the 2009 NBA draft and the Knicks coming close to getting Davidson sharpshooter Steph Curry, the most revolutionary player of his generation. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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