The debate about the evolution of basketball is as eternal as the game itself. Legends from every era hold strong opinions, comparing today's NBA to what it used to be decades ago. However, the ...
They were young, perhaps too young to know they were too young to win a championship. But there they were at Nassau Coliseum, on May 10, 1974, doing just that, the center of a party attended by 15,934 ...
According to Erving, he knew he made an impact on the sport as a whole, but he never imagined seeing the opposing teams’ fans ...
Unknown date and unknown location; USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Nets forward Julius Erving (32) during an ABA game. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network. / Malcolm Emmons - Imagn Images ...
To fully understand today’s NBA, you must familiarize yourself with the American Basketball Association. The league, which existed from 1967 to 1976, ushered in a new era and provided much of the ...
Unknown date and unknown location; USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Nets forward Julius Erving (32) during an ABA game. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network. / Malcolm Emmons - Imagn Images ...
Julius Erving, with his signature afro haircut swaying to its own rhythm, embodied the art of basketball physically and ...
Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving made his impact on the City of Brotherly Love right away. After starting his career in the ABA with the Virginia Squires and the New York Nets, Erving made his ...
The NBA has had faces representing the league through every era. Before LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant in the 2010s, Kobe Bryant in the early 2000s, Michael Jordan and the Phoenix Suns' ...
The general narrative is that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird saved the NBA's popularity in the 1980s and that Michael Jordan then took it to meteoric heights in the 1990s. However, basketball was being ...
NEW YORK -- Dr. J is finally going to make a house call to the Nets in Brooklyn. Julius Erving, perhaps the greatest player in the nomadic franchise's history, will be at Barclays Center on Friday ...
Julius Erving is one of the best players in NBA/ABA history. The Basketball Hall of Famer (and Philadelphia 76ers legend) retired after the 1986-87 season. Recently, Erving made a post to Instagram ...