June 19, 1986 - Where were you?

As the Celtics revel in an updated NBA championship banner, we often gloss over the 'tragedy' that the storied franchise endured, with the aging of Bird, McHale ,Parish, and then the deaths of Reggie Lewis and Len Bias. What we need to focus on is the curtailing effects felt in Suitland, MD, where the Bias' called home.

On this 22 year anniversary of Len Bias' tragic death, ESPN put out an article detailing the cause and effect of his passing, as well as the ongoing tragedy of the Bias family (his younger brother, Jay, died 4 years later).