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There was a time when Washington Husky teenager Markelle Fultz was unanimously considered the top prospect of the 2017 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-4 combo guard was wowing scouts, executives, and basketball fans with his elite combination of size, length, athleticism, and all-around ball skills, during his team’s 2016-17 NCAA run. The Philadelphia 76ers were convinced […]

Every now and again, a generational player drops into a franchise’s hands, it was Michael Jordan for the Chicago Bulls, Magic Johnson for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Julius Erving for the Philadelphia 76ers, who brought the city a championship in 1983, the year before Jordan broke into the league. Having seen a myriad of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to honor Julius Erving on Tuesday. According to a report from the Associated Press, the team will unveil a sculpture in his likeness during a tribute ceremony at their practice facility in New Jersey. It will be the sixth sculpture installed on “76ers Legends Walk.” It will join statues of […]

With the this year’s All-Star Weekend only a few days away, the stage is set for a lot of events, including the much anticipated Slam Dunk Contest that will feature Donovan Mitchell, Larry Nance Jr., Victor Oladipo, and Dennis Smith Jr. competing for the title. As the festivities will take place in Los Angeles, a […]

Julius Erving, affectionately known as “Dr. J”, was recently hospitalized after falling ill at a 76ers game on Friday night. Now, it appears that the Doctor will be making a full recovery soon, after being released from the hospital earlier today. Erving’s management team took to Twitter to announce that Erving will be fine after his […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving was hospitalized after he fell ill while attending the Sixers and Detroit Pistons matchup on Friday night, CBS Philly reports. Dave Sholler, Sixers vice president of communications, sent out a statement on behalf the team and Dr. J’s management team. “Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving fell ill at tonight’s game […]

Converse, who is now an official subsidiary of Nike, has always been an iconic staple shoe of NBA basketball. In fact, the league’s silhouette logo featuring Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West had him wearing a pair of Chuck Taylors at the time the imprinted picture was taken. You may have glanced at a photo of […]

Everyone can be starstruck — even billionaire businessmen like Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. In an interview conducted by rapper Snoop Dogg, Cuban was asked about that one celebrity that he would never forget of meeting as a team owner. Cuban didn’t spend too much time thinking of a name, immediately saying that it was […]

After arguably the worst five-year stretch in franchise history, the Philadelphia 76ers are finally looking to reverse their fortunes. At least, that is what Hall of Famer and Sixers legend Julius Erving is hoping for. The Sixers revamped squad has Erving convinced that Philadelphia may finally be able to make that leap into the playoffs, […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving is a believer in the young team’s prospects for the upcoming season. According to CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato, Dr. J thinks the Sixers have a decent shot at making it back to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. Dr. J on the Sixers this season: "I think we should make […]

Three-time NBA champion LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and his legacy has always been a hot topic of discussion even when he burst onto the scene in the league back in 2003. With LeBron getting a bit long in the tooth, the veteran forward has been a central figure in the greatest player of […]

During his era in the NBA, Hall of Famer Julius Erving played with and against some of the greatest players in league history. From the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers led by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Larry Bird’s iconic Boston Celtics. Ahead of Erving’s Golf Classic, which is set to take place in Philadelphia […]

For a third consecutive year, Hall of Famer Julius Erving will put on his annual Golf Classic in Philadelphia. The three-day event will take place at The Logan Philadelphia Hotel on Sept. 9-11. Ahead of the Julius Erving Golf Classic, the Philadelphia 76ers legend spoke to ClutchPoints in a wide-ranging interview about his annual event […]

Apparently, not every hoops fan recognizes basketball royalty. That seemed to be the case during the inaugural day of Ice Cube’s much-ballyhooed BIG3 tournament last Sunday, when Julius Erving, coach of Tri-State squad that also plays in the league, was nonchalantly asked by a group of ticket-holders to get off their seats, as the legendary […]

Way before superteams as we know them were formed in the NBA today, the idea of it was already conceptualized back the 1970s. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson playing together for the Milwaukee Bucks, their former general manager, Wayne Embry, recalled when he lobbied to their front office to draft a very athletic player to be […]

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Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest centers to ever play in the NBA, but he chose not to rank himself on his all-time starting five list. A day before he heads into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, O’Neal chose to recognize other legends when asked to name five greats that rank above […]

Julius Irving recently sat down with Complex Magazine to discuss the state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Having won a dunk contest himself, Dr. J quickly jumped into his best rankings list of players, and had praise for one particular dunker. “I’ll tell you; Zach (LaVine) has put on a show the last couple of […]

It’s been 40 full years since the ABA played its final game, but Julius Erving believes its legacy still lives on in today’s NBA. Erving was involved in the ABA’s final contest on May 13th, 1976. Dr. J’s New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets in the 1976 Finals, the second championship of Erving’s ABA career. […]