Episode
30 for 30: One Night in Vegas
Overview
The friendship of boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Tupac Shakur and the night of September 7, 1996, when Shakur was murdered after attending the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas.
Details
- Series
- 30 for 30
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2010-09-07
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
One Night in Vegas is Episode 20 in Volume I of 30 for 30. It aired on 2010-09-07. The runtime is 53 min.
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