Julius Erving

The 71-72 Lakers won 69 games (with the string of 33 straight) during a period when the league was watered down due to the facts that the Celtics dynasty was done, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still stuck in Milwaukee with no one but a completely washed up Oscar Robertson, Willis Reed didn't play for the Knicks that year (including the finals where the Lakers ultimately won in five games) and there was this little thing called the ABA that employed basketball legends such as Julius Erving, Artis Gilmore and Rick Barry at this point.

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Yesterday I talked about Dr. J, Julius Erving, being in GQ as one of the 25 coolest athletes of all time.

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Bonus Event: In perhaps the worst move in NBA history, the New York Nets sell Julius Erving to the Philadelphia 76ers.

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But Julius Erving, David Thompson and a red, white and blue ball weren't all that was missing.

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He went to college at UMass, and as far as I can think, the notable athletes from that university are basketball players, Marcus Camby and, of course Dr. J, Julius Erving.

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Yesterday I talked about Dr. J, Julius Erving, being in GQ as one of the 25 coolest athletes of all time.

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Did Larry Bird seek to join forces with the Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76'ers in the early 1980's because he couldn't beat them in the Eastern Conference Finals?

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Julius Erving, Moses Malone and, yes, even Michael Jordan, who is celebrated as the most passionate winner ever, could not will his way to a title until Scottie Pippen evolved into his loyal Tonto.

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Julius Erving, Moses Malone and, yes, even Michael Jordan, who is celebrated as the most passionate winner ever, could not will his way to a title until Scottie Pippen evolved into his loyal Tonto.

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I say "fittingly" because Lalas was, just as Julius Erving was before Jordan, the godfather of modern soccer.

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