The Brooklyn Nets have had plenty of great players take the floor for the franchise ever since it was established in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans. One of the players who played for the team prior ...

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 ...

Playing for the Philadelphia 76ers 1985, Julius Erving racked up enough points to overtake Elvin Hayes third all-time leading scorer at the time. However, Erving admitted it could have been better had ...

To create healthy communities, Julius “Dr. J” Erving didn't point to athletics or physical fitness as the most important components, as one may expect from a basketball legend and "doctor" of the ...

Whew! It looks like Dr. J is gonna be OK. That’s good to know because ever since word spread that the good doctor had fallen ill Friday night while attending a Philadelphia 76ers game and had to taken ...

Julius Erving, otherwise known as Dr. J, was the first “face” of the NBA. After dominating the ABA by winning two titles, “The Doctor” helped the Philadelphia 76ers win the 1983 NBA championship. Many ...

Ralph Sampson is calling on the NBA to honor Julius Erving by making him the new silhouette for the league’s logo, citing Dr.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Julius "Dr. J" Erving made a house call to Palo Verde High School Thursday. The basketball legend came to Tucson for a fireside chat with Arizona great Bob Elliott. It all ...

For every player who steps into the NBA, inevitably comes a moment of awe — a realization that they are now competing against ...

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 ...

But Julius Erving’s nickname didn’t just happen. It was a clapback from his high school buddy Leon Saunders, after Erving dubbed him “the Professor,” and it stuck until Erving went pro. You see, the ...

Julius “Dr. J” Erving returned to his hometown of Roosevelt Wednesday to the park where he got the call to be an alternate to the 1972 Olympic team. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and other ...