As great a player and competitor as Julius Erving was, he, too, couldn't beat Father Time. In Dr. J's case, he already sensed that his career was coming to an end way before his game deteriorated. In ...

Eddie Johnson tells Ja Morant that instead of disrespecting Klay Thompson, he should be taking lessons from him in how to ...

Although Bird maintained he never talked trash to Erving, the people around them said that’s exactly what happened. Charles ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometime in the '90s, Julius Erving once predicted that the NBA would eventually be a global organization. At the time, there were only a few international players in the league, and many didn't ...

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 ...

Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Alex started her career at CBS21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before joining KARE 11 News in Minneapolis, where she covered breaking ...

Philadelphia 76ers co-owner David Adelman brought Coach Prime a Dr. J jersey, and then Dr. J himself.davidadelman/Instagram Talk about a primary care physician. Philadelphia 76ers co-owner David ...

One of the most legendary and influential basketball players of all time is making his way to Tucson this month to talk about his life and basketball journey. Julius Erving — also known as “Dr. J” — ...

Below we’re listing six essential Dr. J basketball cards. While the focus is almost exclusively on his stand alone cards, there’s one card on this list that features Erving and two other Hall of ...