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Without Bias (2009)
Directed by Kirk Fraser
“From sure thing to what if?”
Documentary · 53m
The late Len Bias still leaves more questions than answers. When Bias dropped dead two days after 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-80's. Future generations continue to face the harsh punishment of drug policies that were influenced by the public outcry after his heartbreaking death. Instead of becoming an NBA star, he became a one-man deterrent, the athlete who reminded everyone just how dangerous drug use can be. Amazingly, questions still linger about his death nearly a quarter-century later. How good could he have been in the pro ranks? Has he become underrated or overrated as the years pass? How could a University of Maryland superstar and Boston Celtics lottery pick be derailed by a cocaine binge? Was Bias a one-time user as we were led to believe, or was there a pattern of recreational use that led to his fatal last night? Did he fall in with the wrong crowd.
Cast
James Brown
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Wilbon
John Thompson
Crew
- Director
- Kirk Fraser
- Writer
- Kirk Fraser
- Original Music Composer
- Chucky Thompson, Joel Beckerman, Phil Hernandez, Chris Maxwell
- Editor
- Kirk St. Patrick
- Producer
- Erin Leyden, Sammy Steward
Details
- Release date
- 2009-11-03
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- NBA Entertainment, ESPN Films, May 3rd Films