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BREAKING NEWS
Yesterday, June 19th 1986, Brian Tribble, friend of No.2 pick in the NBA draft Len Bias has died from a cocaine overdose. Len himself called 911 after Brian Tribble had a seizure. He was picked up and taken to A&E but was pronounced dead at 11.42 A.M. No charges have been pressed and no announcement of an investigation.

Len Bias Dream: 'ESPN 30 for 30'
"From that day onward I promised to never take another drug. EVER. All I would do was train, train, train."
Len Bias describing how he pushed himself after his friend died.

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