Erving also advised James to rectify the impact he had by never competing in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. As a pioneer of the dunk contest, the 16-time All-Star believes it's still within the realm of ...

Julius Erving is one of the greatest players to ever play basketball. As one of the first superstars in the sport, he revolutionized the game with his acrobatic shots and creative dunks.

McGinnis had two different stints with the franchise, one in the ABA and one in the NBA. In his final season with the team in ...

Julius Erving is going through his last season and ... about penetrations through the final line ending in dunks, about counterattacks ended with sunks that left the board moving ...

Feb 18, 2023; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Julius Erving presents Philadelphia 76ers guard Mac McClung (9) with the trophy after the Dunk Contest during the 2023 All Star Saturday Night at Vivint Arena.

HoopsHype came out with the 78 greatest players of all time and Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving popped up at ... floor in transition to hammer in dunks… and he was a winner, too.

The biggest star, of course, was Julius Erving, who became known as Dr. J ... game with a previously unseen variety of thunderous dunks. He was a silky-smooth 6-8 forward who averaged 28 ...

Julius Erving returns to the site of his ABA dunk contest glory, but it is an emerging aerial master, Larry Nance, that takes the NBA's inaugural competition.