The NBA media feasted on the infamous Julius Erving and Larry Bird fight back in 1984. A lot had been said and written about it but according to Dr. J himself, he and Larry Legend never really dwelled ...

Julius "Dr. J" Erving believes that LeBron James is the most unique player in NBA history originally appeared on The Sporting ...

The legendary Julius Erving is widely celebrated for his Hall of Fame basketball career. Without a doubt, his legacy lives on, but "The Doctor" ensured that it would continue to flourish by selling ...

Julius Erving was a basketball megastar in his prime during the 1970s and '80s. Many legends were deeply inspired by Dr. J, including the likes of Michael Jordan, among others. While Dr. J is no ...

Julius Erving is recognized as one of the greatest dunkers of all time. The 1981 NBA MVP won the first-ever dunk contest in 1976, and long before Michael Jordan, he was the first to take off from the ...

There is a viral video floating around on social media of Dr. J making a bold prediction during the 1996 NBA Finals. “All year long, they’ve been giving the fans and the basketball world a glimpse of ...

Fifty summers after the ABA-NBA merger, George Gervin, Ralph Simpson and others reflect on the league whose swagger and innovations changed basketball forever ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 16, 2014: Former NBA star Julius Erving, aka "Dr. J", at the 2014 ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre LA Live. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Jaguar PS) NBA legend Julius “Dr. J ...

“The Basketball 100” is the definitive ranking of the 100 greatest NBA players of all time from The Athletic’s team of award-winning writers and analysts, including veteran columnists David Aldridge ...

The great Julius Erving always knew what to do whenever he went up in mid-air, but in 2011, Dr. J seemed to have run out of moves after Georgia Primary Bank sued him for an unpaid loan amounting to ...

Julius Erving, known to most as “Dr. J”, is one of the greatest NBA players of all time and helped usher in a whole new and exciting style of above-the-rim basketball. The 6’7” small forward was a ...

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