Len Bias, the first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics on June 17, 1986, died two days later because of heart problems stemming from an overdose of cocaine. The All-American forward from the University of Maryland was 22 years old.
On July 27, 1993, Celtics forward and team captain Reggie Lewis, the Celtics' first-round draft pick in 1987, died of a heart attack during an offseason workout at Brandeis University. He was 27 years old.
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