Kevin McHale and Robert Parish on the death of Celtics rookie Len Bias

It was something that changed the Boston Celtics forever. And to be honest, so does the NBA: The untimely death of Celtics rookie Len Bias shortly after the draft that would have brought him to the storied ballclub as the next chapter in Boston’s excellence shook the organization and took decades for the team to fully recover.

Gone too soon after an overdose that shook the nation, the Maryland alum’s passing left a mark on several of his potential teammates that has lasted to the present. Two of them, Celtics Hall of Fame greats Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, spoke about that injury to the team for the documentary series “Celtics City,” and shared their thoughts on how his passing changed the course of NBA history.

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The people behind the YouTube channel “NBA History and Storytellers on CLNS” put together a clip from the show about Bias’ defeat for us to watch. Check it out below.

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