2 thoughts on “An Anniversary None Of Us Enjoys Marking”
i remember it was the week after school let out and my older sister woke me up at 11 in the morning to tell me. that was one of the few days between the ages of 12 and 19 where i did not pick up a basketball.
I think that Len Bias’ death, and the matter in which it happened, shocked a lot of people. I’m not sure it reverberates with today’s athletes, however. On the official NCAA Blog, I wrote a post discussing Ben Roethlisberger and J.J. Redick, and how the two of them could have learned from Len Bias’ mistake 20 years ago. Athletes need to be role models, for kids like KT, who were too saddened to pick up a basketball…
i remember it was the week after school let out and my older sister woke me up at 11 in the morning to tell me. that was one of the few days between the ages of 12 and 19 where i did not pick up a basketball.
I think that Len Bias’ death, and the matter in which it happened, shocked a lot of people. I’m not sure it reverberates with today’s athletes, however. On the official NCAA Blog, I wrote a post discussing Ben Roethlisberger and J.J. Redick, and how the two of them could have learned from Len Bias’ mistake 20 years ago. Athletes need to be role models, for kids like KT, who were too saddened to pick up a basketball…